Indian government offers more concessions as farmers ...

24
‘Badrinath Ki Entertainment........... Business................... Astrology ................... Health....................... Sports........................ Page 12 Page 14 Page 16 Page 17 Page 20 INDEX Thought of the Week: “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” - George Addair INSIDE THIS ISSUE Judge throws out Trump’s visa rules Judge struck down Trump admin- istration rules designed to limit skilled-worker visas. Page 4 Federal Communications Com- mission chairman Ajit Pai plans to step down on Jan. 20. FCC chairman Ajit Pai to step down Page 7 NBSA directs three news chan- nels to air apology to Rakul Preet Singh. Page 12 Rahane gets century boost Ajinkya Rahane crafted an unbeat- en century in a warm-up match to give himself a timely boost ahead of test series. Page 20 Virat Kohli rues Channels to air apology to Rakul India Bulletin unbiased - unedited - unbeatable news delivered directly to you Saturday, December 12, 2020 Vol. 17 No. 2 Biweekly Midwest Edition www.indiabulletinusa.com FREE By Manoj Kumar NEW DELHI - India’s agri- culture minister said on Thurs- day the government was ready to consider further changes to divi- sive reforms that have triggered the biggest protests by farmers in years. Narendra Singh Tomar urged farmers’ leaders to come in for another round of talks to end the impasse over new agricultural legislation the government says was meant to overhaul antiquat- ed procurement procedures and open up the market. Huge crowds have been out on the streets around Delhi since November demanding the gov- ernment repeal the laws that they say will eventually dismantle In- dia’s regulated markets and leave them at the mercy of private buyers. Protest leaders have threatened to intensify their demonstrations from Saturday by blocking na- tional highways and by boycot- ting public events held by lead- ers of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party. “The government is ready to consider any additional objec- tions of the farmers if they have any,” the minister told reporters. The ultimate aim of the legis- lation, he said, was to increase farmers’ income. “Through these laws the government has eased restrictions on private investment in the agricultural sector,” Tomar said. The current system of procure- ment where the state set prices would continue, he added. Farmers on Wednesday reject- ed earlier compromises from the government, including a promise that private market places could be taxed by the state governments at the same rate as state markets. Modi’s reforms, voted through in parliament in September with little debate, have particularly an- gered politically influential farm- ers groups in the crop-growing states of Punjab and Haryana. Small farmers fear that once big corporate players enter the market, they will lose govern- ment guarantees on prices. “There is no mention of pro- viding legal assurance for the minimum support price for the procurement of crops,” Yogen- dra Yadav, an opposition leader who is taking part in the protests, told Mirror Now TV channel on Thursday. Indian government offers more Indian government offers more concessions as farmers intensify protests concessions as farmers intensify protests Punjab farmers during protest at Delhi’s Tikri Border. Not without India: World’s pharmacy gears up for vaccine race Not without India: World’s pharmacy gears up for vaccine race By By Abhirup Roy, Euan Rocha and Krishna N. Das PUNE - India, the world’s biggest vaccine maker, is get- ting set for the massive global blitz to contain the coronavirus pandemic with its pharmaceuti- cal industry and partners free- ing up capacity and accelerating investments even without firm purchase orders. India manufactures more than 60% of all vaccines sold across the globe, and while its $40 billion pharmaceutical sec- tor is not yet involved in the production of the expensive Pfizer Inc and Moderna shots, the nation will play a pivotal role in immunizing much of the world. Indian companies are set to produce eight, more affordable vaccines designed to fight CO- VID-19, including AstraZene- ca’s Covishield, called the “vac- cine for the world here” by its developers. “There are many vaccines being produced in countries around the world but there’s only one nation that has the manufacturing capacity to pro- duce sufficient quantities to sat- isfy the demands of citizens in every country, and that’s India,” said Australia’s ambassador to India, Barry O’Farrell, after touring vaccine manufacturing sites in India with many other diplomats. Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s biggest vaccine maker, has already stockpiled more than 50 million doses of the AstraZeneca shot, even as it awaits emergency-use approv- als from both British and Indian authorities. SII plans to make a total of 400 million doses of Cov- ishield by July and is setting up new production lines to roll out roughly one billion shots a year. ANYTIME. ANYWHERE. WWW.INDIABULLETINUSA.COM

Transcript of Indian government offers more concessions as farmers ...

lsquoBadrinath Ki Dulhaniarsquo

EntertainmentBusiness AstrologyHealth Sports

Page 12Page 14 Page 16Page 17Page 20IND

EX

Thought of the Week ldquoEverything yoursquove ever wanted is on the other side of fearrdquo - George Addair

INSIDE THIS ISSUEJudge throws out

Trumprsquos visa rules

Judge struck down Trump admin-istration rules designed to limit skilled-worker visas Page 4

Federal Communications Com-mission chairman Ajit Pai plans to step down on Jan 20

FCC chairmanAjit Pai to step down

Page 7

NBSA directs three news chan-nels to air apology to Rakul Preet Singh Page 12

Rahane gets century boost

Ajinkya Rahane crafted an unbeat-en century in a warm-up match to give himself a timely boost ahead of test series Page 20

Virat Kohli rues soft ball

Channels to air apology to Rakul

India Bulletinunbiased - unedited - unbeatable news delivered directly to you

Saturday December 12 2020 Vol 17 No 2 Biweekly Midwest Edition wwwindiabulletinusacom FREE

By Manoj Kumar

NEW DELHI - Indiarsquos agri-culture minister said on Thurs-day the government was ready to consider further changes to divi-sive reforms that have triggered the biggest protests by farmers in years

Narendra Singh Tomar urged farmersrsquo leaders to come in for another round of talks to end the impasse over new agricultural legislation the government says was meant to overhaul antiquat-ed procurement procedures and open up the market

Huge crowds have been out on the streets around Delhi since November demanding the gov-ernment repeal the laws that they say will eventually dismantle In-diarsquos regulated markets and leave them at the mercy of private buyers

Protest leaders have threatened to intensify their demonstrations from Saturday by blocking na-tional highways and by boycot-ting public events held by lead-ers of Prime Minister Narendra Modirsquos ruling party

ldquoThe government is ready to consider any additional objec-tions of the farmers if they have anyrdquo the minister told reporters

The ultimate aim of the legis-

lation he said was to increase farmersrsquo income ldquoThrough these laws the government has eased restrictions on private investment in the agricultural sectorrdquo Tomar said

The current system of procure-ment where the state set prices would continue he added

Farmers on Wednesday reject-ed earlier compromises from the

government including a promise that private market places could be taxed by the state governments at the same rate as state markets

Modirsquos reforms voted through in parliament in September with little debate have particularly an-gered politically infl uential farm-ers groups in the crop-growing states of Punjab and Haryana

Small farmers fear that once

big corporate players enter the market they will lose govern-ment guarantees on prices

ldquoThere is no mention of pro-viding legal assurance for the minimum support price for the procurement of cropsrdquo Yogen-dra Yadav an opposition leader who is taking part in the protests told Mirror Now TV channel on Thursday

Indian government offers more Indian government offers more concessions as farmers intensify protestsconcessions as farmers intensify protests

Punjab farmers during protest at Delhirsquos Tikri Border

Not without India Worldrsquos pharmacy gears up for vaccine raceNot without India Worldrsquos pharmacy gears up for vaccine raceBy By Abhirup Roy

Euan Rocha and Krishna N Das

PUNE - India the worldrsquos biggest vaccine maker is get-ting set for the massive global blitz to contain the coronavirus pandemic with its pharmaceuti-cal industry and partners free-ing up capacity and accelerating investments even without fi rm purchase orders

India manufactures more than 60 of all vaccines sold

across the globe and while its $40 billion pharmaceutical sec-tor is not yet involved in the production of the expensive Pfi zer Inc and Moderna shots the nation will play a pivotal role in immunizing much of the world

Indian companies are set to produce eight more aff ordable vaccines designed to fi ght CO-VID-19 including AstraZene-carsquos Covishield called the ldquovac-cine for the world hererdquo by its

developersldquoThere are many vaccines

being produced in countries around the world but therersquos only one nation that has the manufacturing capacity to pro-duce suffi cient quantities to sat-isfy the demands of citizens in every country and thatrsquos Indiardquo said Australiarsquos ambassador to India Barry OrsquoFarrell after touring vaccine manufacturing sites in India with many other diplomats

Serum Institute of India (SII) the worldrsquos biggest vaccine maker has already stockpiled more than 50 million doses of the AstraZeneca shot even as it awaits emergency-use approv-als from both British and Indian authorities

SII plans to make a total of 400 million doses of Cov-ishield by July and is setting up new production lines to roll out roughly one billion shots a year

ANYTIME ANYWHERE

WWWINDIABULLETINUSACOM

LONDON - An Indian school-teacher has been awarded the 2020 Global Teacher Prize -- and has vowed to give half of the $1 million prize money to the runners-up

The award which is run by the Varkey Foundation in partner-ship with UNESCO celebrates ldquoexceptionalrdquo teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to their profession

Ranjitsinh Disale a teacher at Zilla Parishad Primary School in the village of Paritewadi in

the western Indian state of Ma-harashtra was chosen as winner from more than 12000 nomina-tions and applications from over 140 countries around the world

The award recognized his ef-forts to promote girlsrsquo education at the school whose pupils are mostly from tribal communities

The Global Teacher Prize said he learned the local language of the village in order to translate class textbooks into his pupilsrsquo mother tongue

He also created unique QR

codes on the textbooks to give students access to audio poems video lectures stories and assign-ments greatly improving school attendance His QR technology is now being rolled out more widely across India

The British actor and TV host Stephen Fry announced Disale as the winner at a virtual ceremony broadcast from the Natural His-

tory Museum in London last Thursday

Rather than keeping all his winnings Disale told Fry in an interview that he would share the prize with the other nine finalists giving them $55000 each -- the first time anyone has done so in the awardrsquos six-year history

The pandemic reimagined sub-Saharan education but access to

digital is urgently neededHe told Fry ldquoI believe that if I

share this prize money with nine teachers it means I can scale up their work Their incredible work is still worthy If I share the prize money with the rest of the teachers they will get a chance to continue their work and we can reach out and lighten the lives of as many students as we canrdquo

Indian village schoolteacher wins $1 million global prize

India Bulletin

ON CHRISTMAS ALL ROADS LEAD TO BUTCHER BOY OILS

wwwcvoilscom

SERVING CHICAGO FAMILIES FOR MORE THAN 8 0 Y E A R S

FROM THE OF CHICAGO BORN amp RAISEDSEARCH BUTCHER BOY BRANDS AT YOUR

FAVORITE LOCAL GROCER

This yearrsquos Global Teacher Prize has been awarded to Ranjitsinh Disale for his work helping girls most of then from poor tribal communities at a village school in western India

Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy say pandemic has worsened their plight

BHOPAL - Protesters in the cen-tral Indian city of Bhopal formed a human chain last Thursday to de-mand justice for people suffering cancer blindness respiratory im-mune and neurological problems from the worldrsquos worst industrial disaster 36 years ago

In the early hours of December 3 1984 methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide factory owned by American Union Car-bide Corporation More than half a million people were poisoned that night and the official death toll exceeded 5000

Thousands of survivors have said they their children and grandchildren are struggling with chronic health problems as a

result of the leak and toxic waste left behind and face hefty medical bills at a time when the pandemic is making their health even more fragile

Dow Chemical which now owns Union Carbide has denied liability saying it bought the com-pany a decade after Union Carbide settled its liabilities to the Indian government in 1989 by paying $470 million

Protesters say the government still underestimates the number of victims and compensation did not go to many who needed it

ldquoStop giving us false prom-ises have some shamerdquo pro-testers shouted as they demanded

financial helpLocal rights group say vic-

tims of the Bhopal gas trag-edy are more vulnerable to the coronavirus than other people

ldquoToday we have official docu-ments to show that the death rate of gas victims due to COVID-19 is 65 times higher than those who were not exposedrdquo said Rachna Dhingra an activist who has worked with survivors of the tragedy

Local media quoted a govern-ment official as saying that out of the 518 coronavirus deaths in the Bhopal district since the beginning of the outbreak 102 were survivors of the gas leak

2 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

CAR ALARM SALE G I F T C E R T I F I C AT E S A V A I L A B L E

STOPS THIEVESREDUCE YOUR AUTO INSURANCEBUY A WIRELESS CAR ALARM

A REMOTE CAR STARTER AVAILABLE STAY COOL OR WARM ONLY $12800 INSTALLED SAVE $7000

SAME DAY INSTALLATION WHILE YOU WAIT

INCLUDING INSTALLATION

1 Week Special OnlySave $8000

ALL STAR ITEMS INCLUDED

$8888

LIFETIME WARRANTY ON PARTS amp LABOR

VALET SWITCH BYPASS

ALARM STATUS INDICATOR

EMERGENCY PANIC BUTTON

LONG RANGE REMOTE TRANSMITTER

LED FLASHING LIGHT

LIFETIMEWARRANTY

ANTI-SCAN DETERRENT

CODE LEARNING

SIX TONE SIREN

ALL DOORS ARMED

MULTI TONE SIREN

HOOD-TRUNK

AUTO RE-ARM

Flashing Lights - Starter Disabler (Cut-Off) - Remote Power Trunk - Remote Start - Glass Protection - Shock Sensors Two Button Remote Wireless - Remote Power Door Locks - Pocket Pager System - Shaker

MOBILE AUDIO ALARM INC4101 N MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO IL

773-777-0033One blOck nOrth Of cicerO Ave On MilwAukee

JVC CD PLAYERAM amp FM STEREO

Hi Power 200 Watts 8 Times Over Sampling Bass-Treble Controls

CAR CONVENIENCE CENTER

Open or Lock Your Doors By Remote

7rdquoIn

Dash 7rdquo In Dash Built-In DVD Player CD-MP3 Player

9rdquo Roof Mount ColorMonitor wBuilt-In DVD 9rdquo Roof Mount TFT LCD Color Monitor Built-In DVD Player CD-MP3 Player FM Modulator

Built-in 25rdquo TFT monitor AM-FM Tuner DVD-CD-MP3-MP4 High Power 80x4 CH

$138

$198

$238

Aftermarket or Factory Radio

$9888installation included

$98 FREE INSTALLATION

INTEGRATION for your iPod iPhone

MP3 Players

AM-FM Radio Motorized Screen High Power

Open The Trunk By Remote

$8888save $70

STAY SAFE amp SECUREWITH DOME LIGHT

SUPERVISION

ADD TO ANY ALARMStart Your Car By Remote $128

REMOTE START

Available for Stick or Automatic

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 3

4NATIONAL NEWS

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

By Sophia Tareen

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge struck down two Trump administra-tion rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers

The changes applying to the H-1B visa program announced in October include imposing salary requirements on compa-nies employing skilled overseas workers and limits on specialty occupations De-partment of Homeland Security officials deemed it a priority because of corona-virus-related job losses and estimated as many as one-third of those who have ap-plied for H-1Brsquos in recent years would be denied under the new rules

US District Judge Jeffrey White in

California said the government didnrsquot fol-low transparency procedures and its con-tention that the changes were an emergen-cy response to pandemic job losses didnrsquot hold water because the Trump adminis-tration has floated the idea for some time but only published the rules in October

ldquoThe COVID-19 pandemic is an event beyond defendantsrsquo control yet it was within defendantsrsquo control to take action earlier than they didrdquo White wrote

The US issues up to 85000 H-1B vi-sas each year in sectors including tech-nology engineering and medicine Usu-ally theyrsquore issued for three years and renewable Most of the nearly 600000 H-1B visa holders in the US are from India and China

The H-1B rules announced weeks

before the election were part of President Donald Trumprsquos wider agenda to curb nearly all forms of immigration In June he issued an order temporarily suspend-ing the H-1B program until the end of the year

The US Chamber of Commerce and universities including the California In-stitute of Technology sued in California arguing there wasnrsquot adequate notice or time for the public to comment on the changes They also said the rules par-ticularly related to requiring a prevail-ing wage for visa-holders would have a drastic impact on new hires and ldquosever the employment relationship of hundreds of thousands of existing employees in the United Statesrdquo

The University of Utah cited an ex-ample where an H-1B employee seeking renewal was paid an $80000 salary but would have to be paid $208000 under the new rule

The judge agreed that the federal gov-ernment didnrsquot make a case for imple-menting the rules under the Admin-istrative Procedure Act which makes agencies accountable to the public by requiring a detailed process for enacting regulations

ldquoDefendants failed to show there was good cause to dispense with the ratio-

Judge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visas

San Jose man sentenced to two years imprisonment for damaging Ciscorsquos networkSAN JOSE - Sudhish Kasaba Ramesh

was sentenced on Wednesday to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay a $15000 fine for intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and reck-lessly causing damage announced United States Attorney David L Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D Fair

Ramesh 31 of San Jose pleaded guilty on August 26 2020 to one count of in-tentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly caus-ing damage to Cisco Ramesh worked for Cisco but resigned in approximately April 2018 According to the plea agreement Ramesh admitted to intentionally access-ing the Cisco Systems cloud infrastructure that was hosted by Amazon Web Services without Ciscorsquos permission on September 24 2018

Ramesh further admitted that during his unauthorized access he deployed a code from his Google Cloud Project account

that resulted in the deletion of 456 vir-tual machines for Ciscorsquos WebEx Teams application which provides video meet-ings video messaging file sharing and other collaboration tools He admitted that he acted recklessly in deploying the code and consciously disregarded the sub-stantial risk that his conduct would harm Cisco

As a result of Rameshrsquos conduct over 16000 WebEx Teams accounts were shut down for up to two weeks and caused Cis-co to spend approximately $1400000 in employee time to restore the damage to the application and refund over $1000000 to affected customers No customer data was compromised as a result of the defendantrsquos conduct

Ramesh was sentenced to serve a one-year period of supervised release follow-ing the 24 months in prison and to pay a $15000 fine The defendant is out of cus-tody and will begin serving the sentence on February 10 2021

nal and thoughtful discourse that is pro-vided by the APArsquos notice and comment requirementsrdquo White wrote

The rule on wages proposed by the De-partment of Labor took effect in October while the Homeland Security rule on oc-cupations and other issues was supposed to take effect last Monday It also would have placed limits on ldquooffsiterdquo firms that employ and contract out H-1B visa hold-ers to other companies their visas would have been limited to one year at a time

ldquoThis is incredibly important deci-sion to preserve the H-1B programrdquo said attorney Paul Hughes who repre-sented the plaintiffs ldquoThis ruling en-ables those individuals to maintain their jobs and their families in the United Statesrdquo

The Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that the ruling ldquohas many com-panies across various industries breath-ing a huge sigh of reliefrdquo with the visa changes having ldquothe potential to be in-credibly disruptive to the operations of many businessesrdquo

Messages left for spokespeople with the Labor and Homeland Security depart-ments werenrsquot immediately returned

The wage rule has prompted at least two other federal lawsuits in New Jersey and Washington DC

FILE PHOTO Trump speaks at tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc in Kenosha WI on April 18 2017

India Bulletin makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the content and assumes no liability or responsibility for any error or omission in the content India Bulletin is not responsible or liable for any claims made in advertisements or classifieds Any questions or comments concerning advertisements or classifieds within this newspaper should be directed to the advertiser The views advice opinions and information in letters to the editor analysis section legal section or any other article in this publication are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent those of India Bulletin Inc

Disclaimer

India Bulletin (ISSN 1548-7229) is published bi-weekly by India Bulletin IncPO Box 59584

Chicago IL 60659-0584Copyright 2020 India Bulletin Inc

All rights reserved as to the entire content India Bulletin is a trademark of India Bulletin Inc

How To Contact Us

advertisingindiabulletinusacom feedbackindiabulletinusacom

pressreleaseindiabulletinusacom subscriptionindiabulletinusacom

Subscription ServicesSubscription orders can be mailed to us

or submitted online at wwwindiabulletinusacom

Phone 847-674-7941

Subscription Rates

E-Mail

India Bulletin encourages its readers to express their views in letters to us All letters must include the writerrsquos full name

complete address and telephone number Unsigned letters and

letters without any of the above information will not be included

in the selection process The selected letters may be edited and shortened Writerrsquos name will be withheld upon request

Letters may be published or distributed in print

electronic or other formsUnited States $52 - 26 Issues (Bi-Weekly for 1 Year)

HOUSTON TX - An Indian national was sentenced late last month to 20 years in prison followed by three years of su-pervised release in the Southern District of Texas for his role in operating and funding India-based call centers that de-frauded US victims out of millions of dollars between 2013 and 2016

Hitesh Madhubhai Patel aka Hitesh Hinglaj 44 of Ahmedabad India was sentenced by US District Judge David Hittner for the charges of wire fraud con-spiracy and general conspiracy to com-mit identification fraud access device fraud money laundering and imperson-ation of a federal officer or employee Patel was also ordered to pay restitution of $8970396 to identified victims of his crimes

ldquoThe defendant defrauded vulner-able US victims out of tens of mil-

HEALTH amp SCIENCE5Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

SCHEDULE YOUR FREE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT TODAY

855-459-1328

Prepare for power outages with a Generac home standby generator

FREE7-Year Extended WarrantyA $695 Value

O er valid August 24 2020 - December 31 2020

Special Financing Available Subject to Credit Approval

Terms amp Conditions Apply

Trying to Purchase Gas Stations in Chicagoland or Elsewhere

We have sellers who want to speak with you

World Kinect Energy Services provides branded and unbranded fuel supply to 2650+ gas stations With 35+ years of experience cash and scale ndash we can help you grow

Invite Us to Your NextCommittee Meeting

Visit BuyMyCstorecomor call email Dave Munger 315-569-0247 | DMungerworld-kinectcom

Owner and operator of India-based call centers sentenced to prison for scamming US victims out of millions of dollars

lions of dollars by spearheading a conspiracy whose members boldly impersonated federal government of-ficials and preyed on victimsrsquo fears of adverse government actionrdquo said Act-ing Attorney General Brian C Rabbitt of the Justice Departmentrsquos Criminal Division

ldquoSince 2013 American taxpayers have been subjected to unprecedented attempts to fraudulently obtain money by individ-uals utilizing Indian call centers to imper-sonate IRS employees and scam Ameri-can taxpayersrdquo said J Russell George the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)

According to admissions in his plea agreement Patel and his co-conspirators perpetrated a complex scheme in which employees from call centers in Ahmed-abad India impersonated officials from the IRS and US Citizenship and Immi-gration Services (USCIS) and engaged in other telephone call scams designed to defraud victims throughout the United States US victims were threatened with arrest imprisonment fines or deportation if they did not pay alleged monies owed to the government Those who fell victim were instructed how to provide payment including by purchasing general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards or wiring money Upon payment the call centers would im-

mediately turn to a network of ldquorunnersrdquo based in the United States to liquidate and launder the fraudulently obtained funds

A co-defendant described Patel as ldquothe top person in India and the boss for whom most of the other defendants workedrdquo and the owner of multiple call centers Another co-defendant stated that Patel was arrested in India in 2016 but then paid a bribe and was released Addi-tionally Patel admitted that a reasonably foreseeable loss of more than $25 million

but less than $65 million was attribut-able to him based on the governmentrsquos evidence against him

Patel was prosecuted in the United States after being extradited from Singa-pore in April 2019 to face charges in this large-scale telefraud and money launder-ing scheme Singapore authorities appre-hended Patel at the request of the United States pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant in September 2018 after Patel flew there from India

CALL LA LA PATEL SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS2242601694 CELL

WWWMINASIANCOM1244 CHICAGO AVE - EVANSTON IL

REPAIR RESTORATION CLEANING

HAND KNOTTED CARPETS FROM INDIA PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTANWorld-class purveyor of handmade antique vintage and fine new rugs

6 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

HEALTH amp SCIENCE7Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark US net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said he plans to leave the commission on Jan 20

Pairsquos departure will come the same day President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office Under

Pai the FCC voted 3-2 in 2017 to repeal the Obama administra-tionrsquos 2015 net neutrality rules barring internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing internet content or offering paid ldquofast lanesrdquo

The FCC voted in October to maintain the repeal ldquoIt is pa-tently obvious to all but the most devoted members of the net neu-trality cult that the case against the (net neutrality repeal) was a shamrdquo Pai said in October

FCC chairman Ajit Pai plans to step down Democrats are likely to attempt

to reinstate the 2015 rules when they take control of the FCC and argue they are crucial to main-taining an open internet

Pai who was tapped by Presi-dent Donald Trump to lead the agency in January 2017 had said the FCC needed to take a ldquoweed whackerrdquo to unneeded rules He oversaw the repeal of numerous prior regulations

Trump has pressed the FCC to adopt new rules to limit the legal

protections of social media com-panies like Twitter

Pai said in October his agency would move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media companies but took no for-mal action

The Senate Commerce Com-mittee is set to vote on the nomi-nation of Nathan Simington a senior administration official to a seat on the FCC after Trump withdrew the nomination of FCC Commissioner Mike OrsquoRielly for another term after he made statements questioning the FCCrsquos

authority to move ahead with new social media regulations

In October 2017 Pai rejected Trumprsquos tweet the FCC could challenge the license of Comcast Corprsquos NBC over stories Trump asserted were not true

Pai convinced hundreds of internet providers to agree for months not to cancel service for customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Pai also backed the $26 bil-lion tie-up of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US after the companies agreed to deploy a next genera-tion 5G network

Corner Bakery sold to Pandya Restaurant group

Corner Bakery Cafe which has been struggling with office work-ers still at home during the pan-demic has been acquired by Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands the chain announced

Corner Bakery which had been owned by Roark Capital had re-portedly hired restructuring and financial advisors to explore stra-tegic alternatives including a sale

Pennsylvania-based Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands purchased Boston Market in April

ldquoOur acquisition of Corner Bak-

ery aligns with what we believe families are seeking-high-quality kitchen-crafted food and good consistent customer servicerdquo new owner Jignesh Pandya said in a statement

Details of the acquisition were not announced

Pandyarsquos group brings ldquoaccess to resources that we need to con-tinue to operate our business in this challenging environmentrdquo Corner Bakery CEO Frank Paci said in a statement

With the new investment Cor-ner Bakery will work on improv-

ing the guest experience menu development and growth of the brand Paci said

Real estate investor Pandya acquired Boston Market also a struggling chain in April from Sun Capital Partners Inc His company has owned Pizza Hut units as well as Checkers and Ral-lyrsquos stores

Roark Capital Group acquired Corner Bakery in 2011 from Il Fornaio Corporation The fast-ca-sual chain started in 1991 in Chi-cago and launched a franchising program in 2007

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

DO YOU WANT PEACE OF MIND AND ACCURACY

CASH BALANCE PLANS SEPSIMPLE IRAS401K AND OTHER PLANSTAX PREPARATIONACCOUNTING

BGIBSONAFINTAX8479551950

1431 MCHENRY RD STE 213 BUFFALO GROVE IL 600891220 KENSINGTON RD SUITE 220 OAK BROOK IL 60523

WE SPECIALIZE IN

START YOUR TAX PLANNING NOW

CONTACT US

WWWAFINTAX

India Bulletin

SAVEyour DATE

Book a site tourTODAY

GALENA IL | EAGLERIDGECOM

8008922269

Nestled among rolling hills 25 hours west of Chicago in The Galena Territory near historic Galena Illinois Eagle Ridge Resort amp Spa is the Midwestrsquos premier setting for destination weddings Our beautifully appointed rooms elegant wedding venues world-class spa and serene setting will ensure memories to last a lifetime

8 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

MUMBAI - Indiarsquos Air Force asked Netfl ix to withdraw scenes from a fi lm on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses off ensive language in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country

The fi lm AK vs AK a mocku-mentary featuring Anil Kapoor playing an actor depicting an of-fi cer and director Anurag Kashy-

ap is scheduled to be released on Netfl ix later this month

Kapoor tweeted a trailer for the fi lm in which he appears bedraggled in a uniform and swears at Kashyap

On its offi cial Twitter account the Indian Air Force (IAF) re-sponded ldquoThe IAF uniform in this video is inaccurately donned and the language used is inappropriate This does not

conform to the behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India The related scenes need to be withdrawnrdquo

In separate tweets both Ka-poor and Netfl ix India said the fi lm did not intend to dis-respect the Indian Air Force ldquoI truly apologise for unin-tentionally hurting anyonersquos sentimentsrdquo Kapoor said in a video message on his Twitter

accountNetfl ix has faced at least

two legal challenges in recent months in India for a Bolly-wood fi lm depicting a female Air Force offi cer and a series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations

Separately last month the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh asked police to launch an investigation after complaints

over a scene in the Netfl ix series ldquoA Suitable Boyrdquo in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple

In November the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netfl ix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneyrsquos Disney+ Hotstar

Indian Air Force objects to Netflix film scenesasks for them to be withdrawn

FILE PHOTO The Netfl ix logo is seen on their offi ce in Hollywood Los Angeles California US on July 16 2018

Foreign diplomats to tourIndiarsquos COVID-19 vaccine facilities

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - More than 60 heads of foreign missions will visit manufacturing facilities in southern India on Wednes-day a government source said as one of the worldrsquos leading pharmaceutical centres steps up production of COVID-19 vaccines

India with the worldrsquos sec-ond-highest tally of 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus is reviewing applications from Pfi zer Inc AstraZeneca and Hy-derabad-based Bharat Biotech

for emergency useDiplomats will visit Biotechrsquos

facilities in Hyderabad where the fi rm is developing a shot called Covaxin in collaboration with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research the source briefed on the plans said

ldquoThere is a lot of interest in Indiarsquos vaccine development eff ortsrdquo the source said on Tuesday declining to be iden-tifi ed because of government rules

The visit would also include Biological E Ltdrsquos facility

where the fi rm is developing a vaccine in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas and US-based Dynavax Technologies Corp the source said

India may approve some coro-navirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be inocu-lated in the fi rst tranche federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday

Hydrabad is a major hub for pharmaceuticals in India the worldrsquos largest generic drug manufacturer

HEALTH amp SCIENCE9

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

MUMBAI - India may ap-prove some coronavirus vac-cines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the coun-tryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

ldquoThere are multiple vaccine candidates in different stages of

development and some of them may get licensed in the next few weeksrdquo federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press briefing in New Delhi

Over the weekend Pfizer Inc sought emergency-use authori-sation in India followed by As-tra Zenecarsquos Covishield vaccine which is being manufactured in

India could authorise vaccines in weeks 300 million on priority listIndia by the Serum Institute of India

Bhushan said Indiarsquos Bharat Biotech has also sought emer-gency-use authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine called Co-vaxin which it is developing in collaboration with the gov-ernment-run Indian Council of

Medical ResearchIndian Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modirsquos government has identified 300 million people including healthcare workers policemen and citizens above the age of 50 who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis Bhushan said

ldquoEvery single Indian who needs to be vaccinated will be vaccinatedrdquo Bhushan said adding that the government ex-pected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete

More than 154000 health-

care workers had been identified to help conduct the vaccina-tion drive and the country had enough cold chain capacity to innoculate the first 30 million people Bhushan said

India has recorded 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus - the second highest in the world - and more than 140000 people have died of COVID-19

On Tuesday the country re-ported 26567 new infections the lowest daily increase since July 10 according to a Reuters tally

Indian doctors find lead nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness

By Jatindra Dashand Sudarshan Varadhan

BHUBANESWAR - Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospi-talised due to an unknown illness in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh

Teams of doctors including those from New Delhirsquos premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are investigat-ing the death of one person and hospitalisation of more than 400 in the past few days

Andhra Pradeshrsquos state govern-ment said on Tuesday the AIIMS

team had found traces of lead and nickel in their samples while a second hospital is also running similar tests

The illness has infected more than 300 children with most of them suffering from dizzi-ness fainting spells headaches and vomiting They have tested negative for COVID-19

High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair develop-ment of brains nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs

Earlier on Tuesday federal law-maker GVL Narasimha Rao who is from the state said on Twitter that he had spoken with govern-ment medical experts and that the

ldquomost likely cause is poisonous organochlorine substancesrdquo

ldquoIt is one of the possibilitiesrdquo said Geeta Prasadini a public health director in Andhra Pradesh state adding they were awaiting test reports to ascertain the cause

She said no new serious cases have come to light in the past 24 hours A 45-year-old man died over the weekend

Organochlorines here are banned or restricted in many countries after research linked them to cancer and other poten-tial health risks However some of the pollutants remain in the environment for years and build up in animal and human body fat

India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the countryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

Saturday December 12 2020

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

LONDON - An Indian school-teacher has been awarded the 2020 Global Teacher Prize -- and has vowed to give half of the $1 million prize money to the runners-up

The award which is run by the Varkey Foundation in partner-ship with UNESCO celebrates ldquoexceptionalrdquo teachers who have made an outstanding contribution to their profession

Ranjitsinh Disale a teacher at Zilla Parishad Primary School in the village of Paritewadi in

the western Indian state of Ma-harashtra was chosen as winner from more than 12000 nomina-tions and applications from over 140 countries around the world

The award recognized his ef-forts to promote girlsrsquo education at the school whose pupils are mostly from tribal communities

The Global Teacher Prize said he learned the local language of the village in order to translate class textbooks into his pupilsrsquo mother tongue

He also created unique QR

codes on the textbooks to give students access to audio poems video lectures stories and assign-ments greatly improving school attendance His QR technology is now being rolled out more widely across India

The British actor and TV host Stephen Fry announced Disale as the winner at a virtual ceremony broadcast from the Natural His-

tory Museum in London last Thursday

Rather than keeping all his winnings Disale told Fry in an interview that he would share the prize with the other nine finalists giving them $55000 each -- the first time anyone has done so in the awardrsquos six-year history

The pandemic reimagined sub-Saharan education but access to

digital is urgently neededHe told Fry ldquoI believe that if I

share this prize money with nine teachers it means I can scale up their work Their incredible work is still worthy If I share the prize money with the rest of the teachers they will get a chance to continue their work and we can reach out and lighten the lives of as many students as we canrdquo

Indian village schoolteacher wins $1 million global prize

India Bulletin

ON CHRISTMAS ALL ROADS LEAD TO BUTCHER BOY OILS

wwwcvoilscom

SERVING CHICAGO FAMILIES FOR MORE THAN 8 0 Y E A R S

FROM THE OF CHICAGO BORN amp RAISEDSEARCH BUTCHER BOY BRANDS AT YOUR

FAVORITE LOCAL GROCER

This yearrsquos Global Teacher Prize has been awarded to Ranjitsinh Disale for his work helping girls most of then from poor tribal communities at a village school in western India

Victims of Bhopal gas tragedy say pandemic has worsened their plight

BHOPAL - Protesters in the cen-tral Indian city of Bhopal formed a human chain last Thursday to de-mand justice for people suffering cancer blindness respiratory im-mune and neurological problems from the worldrsquos worst industrial disaster 36 years ago

In the early hours of December 3 1984 methyl isocyanate gas leaked from a pesticide factory owned by American Union Car-bide Corporation More than half a million people were poisoned that night and the official death toll exceeded 5000

Thousands of survivors have said they their children and grandchildren are struggling with chronic health problems as a

result of the leak and toxic waste left behind and face hefty medical bills at a time when the pandemic is making their health even more fragile

Dow Chemical which now owns Union Carbide has denied liability saying it bought the com-pany a decade after Union Carbide settled its liabilities to the Indian government in 1989 by paying $470 million

Protesters say the government still underestimates the number of victims and compensation did not go to many who needed it

ldquoStop giving us false prom-ises have some shamerdquo pro-testers shouted as they demanded

financial helpLocal rights group say vic-

tims of the Bhopal gas trag-edy are more vulnerable to the coronavirus than other people

ldquoToday we have official docu-ments to show that the death rate of gas victims due to COVID-19 is 65 times higher than those who were not exposedrdquo said Rachna Dhingra an activist who has worked with survivors of the tragedy

Local media quoted a govern-ment official as saying that out of the 518 coronavirus deaths in the Bhopal district since the beginning of the outbreak 102 were survivors of the gas leak

2 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

CAR ALARM SALE G I F T C E R T I F I C AT E S A V A I L A B L E

STOPS THIEVESREDUCE YOUR AUTO INSURANCEBUY A WIRELESS CAR ALARM

A REMOTE CAR STARTER AVAILABLE STAY COOL OR WARM ONLY $12800 INSTALLED SAVE $7000

SAME DAY INSTALLATION WHILE YOU WAIT

INCLUDING INSTALLATION

1 Week Special OnlySave $8000

ALL STAR ITEMS INCLUDED

$8888

LIFETIME WARRANTY ON PARTS amp LABOR

VALET SWITCH BYPASS

ALARM STATUS INDICATOR

EMERGENCY PANIC BUTTON

LONG RANGE REMOTE TRANSMITTER

LED FLASHING LIGHT

LIFETIMEWARRANTY

ANTI-SCAN DETERRENT

CODE LEARNING

SIX TONE SIREN

ALL DOORS ARMED

MULTI TONE SIREN

HOOD-TRUNK

AUTO RE-ARM

Flashing Lights - Starter Disabler (Cut-Off) - Remote Power Trunk - Remote Start - Glass Protection - Shock Sensors Two Button Remote Wireless - Remote Power Door Locks - Pocket Pager System - Shaker

MOBILE AUDIO ALARM INC4101 N MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO IL

773-777-0033One blOck nOrth Of cicerO Ave On MilwAukee

JVC CD PLAYERAM amp FM STEREO

Hi Power 200 Watts 8 Times Over Sampling Bass-Treble Controls

CAR CONVENIENCE CENTER

Open or Lock Your Doors By Remote

7rdquoIn

Dash 7rdquo In Dash Built-In DVD Player CD-MP3 Player

9rdquo Roof Mount ColorMonitor wBuilt-In DVD 9rdquo Roof Mount TFT LCD Color Monitor Built-In DVD Player CD-MP3 Player FM Modulator

Built-in 25rdquo TFT monitor AM-FM Tuner DVD-CD-MP3-MP4 High Power 80x4 CH

$138

$198

$238

Aftermarket or Factory Radio

$9888installation included

$98 FREE INSTALLATION

INTEGRATION for your iPod iPhone

MP3 Players

AM-FM Radio Motorized Screen High Power

Open The Trunk By Remote

$8888save $70

STAY SAFE amp SECUREWITH DOME LIGHT

SUPERVISION

ADD TO ANY ALARMStart Your Car By Remote $128

REMOTE START

Available for Stick or Automatic

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 3

4NATIONAL NEWS

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

By Sophia Tareen

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge struck down two Trump administra-tion rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers

The changes applying to the H-1B visa program announced in October include imposing salary requirements on compa-nies employing skilled overseas workers and limits on specialty occupations De-partment of Homeland Security officials deemed it a priority because of corona-virus-related job losses and estimated as many as one-third of those who have ap-plied for H-1Brsquos in recent years would be denied under the new rules

US District Judge Jeffrey White in

California said the government didnrsquot fol-low transparency procedures and its con-tention that the changes were an emergen-cy response to pandemic job losses didnrsquot hold water because the Trump adminis-tration has floated the idea for some time but only published the rules in October

ldquoThe COVID-19 pandemic is an event beyond defendantsrsquo control yet it was within defendantsrsquo control to take action earlier than they didrdquo White wrote

The US issues up to 85000 H-1B vi-sas each year in sectors including tech-nology engineering and medicine Usu-ally theyrsquore issued for three years and renewable Most of the nearly 600000 H-1B visa holders in the US are from India and China

The H-1B rules announced weeks

before the election were part of President Donald Trumprsquos wider agenda to curb nearly all forms of immigration In June he issued an order temporarily suspend-ing the H-1B program until the end of the year

The US Chamber of Commerce and universities including the California In-stitute of Technology sued in California arguing there wasnrsquot adequate notice or time for the public to comment on the changes They also said the rules par-ticularly related to requiring a prevail-ing wage for visa-holders would have a drastic impact on new hires and ldquosever the employment relationship of hundreds of thousands of existing employees in the United Statesrdquo

The University of Utah cited an ex-ample where an H-1B employee seeking renewal was paid an $80000 salary but would have to be paid $208000 under the new rule

The judge agreed that the federal gov-ernment didnrsquot make a case for imple-menting the rules under the Admin-istrative Procedure Act which makes agencies accountable to the public by requiring a detailed process for enacting regulations

ldquoDefendants failed to show there was good cause to dispense with the ratio-

Judge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visas

San Jose man sentenced to two years imprisonment for damaging Ciscorsquos networkSAN JOSE - Sudhish Kasaba Ramesh

was sentenced on Wednesday to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay a $15000 fine for intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and reck-lessly causing damage announced United States Attorney David L Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D Fair

Ramesh 31 of San Jose pleaded guilty on August 26 2020 to one count of in-tentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly caus-ing damage to Cisco Ramesh worked for Cisco but resigned in approximately April 2018 According to the plea agreement Ramesh admitted to intentionally access-ing the Cisco Systems cloud infrastructure that was hosted by Amazon Web Services without Ciscorsquos permission on September 24 2018

Ramesh further admitted that during his unauthorized access he deployed a code from his Google Cloud Project account

that resulted in the deletion of 456 vir-tual machines for Ciscorsquos WebEx Teams application which provides video meet-ings video messaging file sharing and other collaboration tools He admitted that he acted recklessly in deploying the code and consciously disregarded the sub-stantial risk that his conduct would harm Cisco

As a result of Rameshrsquos conduct over 16000 WebEx Teams accounts were shut down for up to two weeks and caused Cis-co to spend approximately $1400000 in employee time to restore the damage to the application and refund over $1000000 to affected customers No customer data was compromised as a result of the defendantrsquos conduct

Ramesh was sentenced to serve a one-year period of supervised release follow-ing the 24 months in prison and to pay a $15000 fine The defendant is out of cus-tody and will begin serving the sentence on February 10 2021

nal and thoughtful discourse that is pro-vided by the APArsquos notice and comment requirementsrdquo White wrote

The rule on wages proposed by the De-partment of Labor took effect in October while the Homeland Security rule on oc-cupations and other issues was supposed to take effect last Monday It also would have placed limits on ldquooffsiterdquo firms that employ and contract out H-1B visa hold-ers to other companies their visas would have been limited to one year at a time

ldquoThis is incredibly important deci-sion to preserve the H-1B programrdquo said attorney Paul Hughes who repre-sented the plaintiffs ldquoThis ruling en-ables those individuals to maintain their jobs and their families in the United Statesrdquo

The Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that the ruling ldquohas many com-panies across various industries breath-ing a huge sigh of reliefrdquo with the visa changes having ldquothe potential to be in-credibly disruptive to the operations of many businessesrdquo

Messages left for spokespeople with the Labor and Homeland Security depart-ments werenrsquot immediately returned

The wage rule has prompted at least two other federal lawsuits in New Jersey and Washington DC

FILE PHOTO Trump speaks at tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc in Kenosha WI on April 18 2017

India Bulletin makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the content and assumes no liability or responsibility for any error or omission in the content India Bulletin is not responsible or liable for any claims made in advertisements or classifieds Any questions or comments concerning advertisements or classifieds within this newspaper should be directed to the advertiser The views advice opinions and information in letters to the editor analysis section legal section or any other article in this publication are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent those of India Bulletin Inc

Disclaimer

India Bulletin (ISSN 1548-7229) is published bi-weekly by India Bulletin IncPO Box 59584

Chicago IL 60659-0584Copyright 2020 India Bulletin Inc

All rights reserved as to the entire content India Bulletin is a trademark of India Bulletin Inc

How To Contact Us

advertisingindiabulletinusacom feedbackindiabulletinusacom

pressreleaseindiabulletinusacom subscriptionindiabulletinusacom

Subscription ServicesSubscription orders can be mailed to us

or submitted online at wwwindiabulletinusacom

Phone 847-674-7941

Subscription Rates

E-Mail

India Bulletin encourages its readers to express their views in letters to us All letters must include the writerrsquos full name

complete address and telephone number Unsigned letters and

letters without any of the above information will not be included

in the selection process The selected letters may be edited and shortened Writerrsquos name will be withheld upon request

Letters may be published or distributed in print

electronic or other formsUnited States $52 - 26 Issues (Bi-Weekly for 1 Year)

HOUSTON TX - An Indian national was sentenced late last month to 20 years in prison followed by three years of su-pervised release in the Southern District of Texas for his role in operating and funding India-based call centers that de-frauded US victims out of millions of dollars between 2013 and 2016

Hitesh Madhubhai Patel aka Hitesh Hinglaj 44 of Ahmedabad India was sentenced by US District Judge David Hittner for the charges of wire fraud con-spiracy and general conspiracy to com-mit identification fraud access device fraud money laundering and imperson-ation of a federal officer or employee Patel was also ordered to pay restitution of $8970396 to identified victims of his crimes

ldquoThe defendant defrauded vulner-able US victims out of tens of mil-

HEALTH amp SCIENCE5Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

SCHEDULE YOUR FREE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT TODAY

855-459-1328

Prepare for power outages with a Generac home standby generator

FREE7-Year Extended WarrantyA $695 Value

O er valid August 24 2020 - December 31 2020

Special Financing Available Subject to Credit Approval

Terms amp Conditions Apply

Trying to Purchase Gas Stations in Chicagoland or Elsewhere

We have sellers who want to speak with you

World Kinect Energy Services provides branded and unbranded fuel supply to 2650+ gas stations With 35+ years of experience cash and scale ndash we can help you grow

Invite Us to Your NextCommittee Meeting

Visit BuyMyCstorecomor call email Dave Munger 315-569-0247 | DMungerworld-kinectcom

Owner and operator of India-based call centers sentenced to prison for scamming US victims out of millions of dollars

lions of dollars by spearheading a conspiracy whose members boldly impersonated federal government of-ficials and preyed on victimsrsquo fears of adverse government actionrdquo said Act-ing Attorney General Brian C Rabbitt of the Justice Departmentrsquos Criminal Division

ldquoSince 2013 American taxpayers have been subjected to unprecedented attempts to fraudulently obtain money by individ-uals utilizing Indian call centers to imper-sonate IRS employees and scam Ameri-can taxpayersrdquo said J Russell George the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)

According to admissions in his plea agreement Patel and his co-conspirators perpetrated a complex scheme in which employees from call centers in Ahmed-abad India impersonated officials from the IRS and US Citizenship and Immi-gration Services (USCIS) and engaged in other telephone call scams designed to defraud victims throughout the United States US victims were threatened with arrest imprisonment fines or deportation if they did not pay alleged monies owed to the government Those who fell victim were instructed how to provide payment including by purchasing general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards or wiring money Upon payment the call centers would im-

mediately turn to a network of ldquorunnersrdquo based in the United States to liquidate and launder the fraudulently obtained funds

A co-defendant described Patel as ldquothe top person in India and the boss for whom most of the other defendants workedrdquo and the owner of multiple call centers Another co-defendant stated that Patel was arrested in India in 2016 but then paid a bribe and was released Addi-tionally Patel admitted that a reasonably foreseeable loss of more than $25 million

but less than $65 million was attribut-able to him based on the governmentrsquos evidence against him

Patel was prosecuted in the United States after being extradited from Singa-pore in April 2019 to face charges in this large-scale telefraud and money launder-ing scheme Singapore authorities appre-hended Patel at the request of the United States pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant in September 2018 after Patel flew there from India

CALL LA LA PATEL SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS2242601694 CELL

WWWMINASIANCOM1244 CHICAGO AVE - EVANSTON IL

REPAIR RESTORATION CLEANING

HAND KNOTTED CARPETS FROM INDIA PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTANWorld-class purveyor of handmade antique vintage and fine new rugs

6 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

HEALTH amp SCIENCE7Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark US net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said he plans to leave the commission on Jan 20

Pairsquos departure will come the same day President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office Under

Pai the FCC voted 3-2 in 2017 to repeal the Obama administra-tionrsquos 2015 net neutrality rules barring internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing internet content or offering paid ldquofast lanesrdquo

The FCC voted in October to maintain the repeal ldquoIt is pa-tently obvious to all but the most devoted members of the net neu-trality cult that the case against the (net neutrality repeal) was a shamrdquo Pai said in October

FCC chairman Ajit Pai plans to step down Democrats are likely to attempt

to reinstate the 2015 rules when they take control of the FCC and argue they are crucial to main-taining an open internet

Pai who was tapped by Presi-dent Donald Trump to lead the agency in January 2017 had said the FCC needed to take a ldquoweed whackerrdquo to unneeded rules He oversaw the repeal of numerous prior regulations

Trump has pressed the FCC to adopt new rules to limit the legal

protections of social media com-panies like Twitter

Pai said in October his agency would move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media companies but took no for-mal action

The Senate Commerce Com-mittee is set to vote on the nomi-nation of Nathan Simington a senior administration official to a seat on the FCC after Trump withdrew the nomination of FCC Commissioner Mike OrsquoRielly for another term after he made statements questioning the FCCrsquos

authority to move ahead with new social media regulations

In October 2017 Pai rejected Trumprsquos tweet the FCC could challenge the license of Comcast Corprsquos NBC over stories Trump asserted were not true

Pai convinced hundreds of internet providers to agree for months not to cancel service for customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Pai also backed the $26 bil-lion tie-up of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US after the companies agreed to deploy a next genera-tion 5G network

Corner Bakery sold to Pandya Restaurant group

Corner Bakery Cafe which has been struggling with office work-ers still at home during the pan-demic has been acquired by Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands the chain announced

Corner Bakery which had been owned by Roark Capital had re-portedly hired restructuring and financial advisors to explore stra-tegic alternatives including a sale

Pennsylvania-based Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands purchased Boston Market in April

ldquoOur acquisition of Corner Bak-

ery aligns with what we believe families are seeking-high-quality kitchen-crafted food and good consistent customer servicerdquo new owner Jignesh Pandya said in a statement

Details of the acquisition were not announced

Pandyarsquos group brings ldquoaccess to resources that we need to con-tinue to operate our business in this challenging environmentrdquo Corner Bakery CEO Frank Paci said in a statement

With the new investment Cor-ner Bakery will work on improv-

ing the guest experience menu development and growth of the brand Paci said

Real estate investor Pandya acquired Boston Market also a struggling chain in April from Sun Capital Partners Inc His company has owned Pizza Hut units as well as Checkers and Ral-lyrsquos stores

Roark Capital Group acquired Corner Bakery in 2011 from Il Fornaio Corporation The fast-ca-sual chain started in 1991 in Chi-cago and launched a franchising program in 2007

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

DO YOU WANT PEACE OF MIND AND ACCURACY

CASH BALANCE PLANS SEPSIMPLE IRAS401K AND OTHER PLANSTAX PREPARATIONACCOUNTING

BGIBSONAFINTAX8479551950

1431 MCHENRY RD STE 213 BUFFALO GROVE IL 600891220 KENSINGTON RD SUITE 220 OAK BROOK IL 60523

WE SPECIALIZE IN

START YOUR TAX PLANNING NOW

CONTACT US

WWWAFINTAX

India Bulletin

SAVEyour DATE

Book a site tourTODAY

GALENA IL | EAGLERIDGECOM

8008922269

Nestled among rolling hills 25 hours west of Chicago in The Galena Territory near historic Galena Illinois Eagle Ridge Resort amp Spa is the Midwestrsquos premier setting for destination weddings Our beautifully appointed rooms elegant wedding venues world-class spa and serene setting will ensure memories to last a lifetime

8 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

MUMBAI - Indiarsquos Air Force asked Netfl ix to withdraw scenes from a fi lm on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses off ensive language in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country

The fi lm AK vs AK a mocku-mentary featuring Anil Kapoor playing an actor depicting an of-fi cer and director Anurag Kashy-

ap is scheduled to be released on Netfl ix later this month

Kapoor tweeted a trailer for the fi lm in which he appears bedraggled in a uniform and swears at Kashyap

On its offi cial Twitter account the Indian Air Force (IAF) re-sponded ldquoThe IAF uniform in this video is inaccurately donned and the language used is inappropriate This does not

conform to the behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India The related scenes need to be withdrawnrdquo

In separate tweets both Ka-poor and Netfl ix India said the fi lm did not intend to dis-respect the Indian Air Force ldquoI truly apologise for unin-tentionally hurting anyonersquos sentimentsrdquo Kapoor said in a video message on his Twitter

accountNetfl ix has faced at least

two legal challenges in recent months in India for a Bolly-wood fi lm depicting a female Air Force offi cer and a series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations

Separately last month the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh asked police to launch an investigation after complaints

over a scene in the Netfl ix series ldquoA Suitable Boyrdquo in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple

In November the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netfl ix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneyrsquos Disney+ Hotstar

Indian Air Force objects to Netflix film scenesasks for them to be withdrawn

FILE PHOTO The Netfl ix logo is seen on their offi ce in Hollywood Los Angeles California US on July 16 2018

Foreign diplomats to tourIndiarsquos COVID-19 vaccine facilities

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - More than 60 heads of foreign missions will visit manufacturing facilities in southern India on Wednes-day a government source said as one of the worldrsquos leading pharmaceutical centres steps up production of COVID-19 vaccines

India with the worldrsquos sec-ond-highest tally of 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus is reviewing applications from Pfi zer Inc AstraZeneca and Hy-derabad-based Bharat Biotech

for emergency useDiplomats will visit Biotechrsquos

facilities in Hyderabad where the fi rm is developing a shot called Covaxin in collaboration with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research the source briefed on the plans said

ldquoThere is a lot of interest in Indiarsquos vaccine development eff ortsrdquo the source said on Tuesday declining to be iden-tifi ed because of government rules

The visit would also include Biological E Ltdrsquos facility

where the fi rm is developing a vaccine in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas and US-based Dynavax Technologies Corp the source said

India may approve some coro-navirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be inocu-lated in the fi rst tranche federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday

Hydrabad is a major hub for pharmaceuticals in India the worldrsquos largest generic drug manufacturer

HEALTH amp SCIENCE9

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

MUMBAI - India may ap-prove some coronavirus vac-cines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the coun-tryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

ldquoThere are multiple vaccine candidates in different stages of

development and some of them may get licensed in the next few weeksrdquo federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press briefing in New Delhi

Over the weekend Pfizer Inc sought emergency-use authori-sation in India followed by As-tra Zenecarsquos Covishield vaccine which is being manufactured in

India could authorise vaccines in weeks 300 million on priority listIndia by the Serum Institute of India

Bhushan said Indiarsquos Bharat Biotech has also sought emer-gency-use authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine called Co-vaxin which it is developing in collaboration with the gov-ernment-run Indian Council of

Medical ResearchIndian Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modirsquos government has identified 300 million people including healthcare workers policemen and citizens above the age of 50 who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis Bhushan said

ldquoEvery single Indian who needs to be vaccinated will be vaccinatedrdquo Bhushan said adding that the government ex-pected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete

More than 154000 health-

care workers had been identified to help conduct the vaccina-tion drive and the country had enough cold chain capacity to innoculate the first 30 million people Bhushan said

India has recorded 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus - the second highest in the world - and more than 140000 people have died of COVID-19

On Tuesday the country re-ported 26567 new infections the lowest daily increase since July 10 according to a Reuters tally

Indian doctors find lead nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness

By Jatindra Dashand Sudarshan Varadhan

BHUBANESWAR - Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospi-talised due to an unknown illness in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh

Teams of doctors including those from New Delhirsquos premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are investigat-ing the death of one person and hospitalisation of more than 400 in the past few days

Andhra Pradeshrsquos state govern-ment said on Tuesday the AIIMS

team had found traces of lead and nickel in their samples while a second hospital is also running similar tests

The illness has infected more than 300 children with most of them suffering from dizzi-ness fainting spells headaches and vomiting They have tested negative for COVID-19

High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair develop-ment of brains nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs

Earlier on Tuesday federal law-maker GVL Narasimha Rao who is from the state said on Twitter that he had spoken with govern-ment medical experts and that the

ldquomost likely cause is poisonous organochlorine substancesrdquo

ldquoIt is one of the possibilitiesrdquo said Geeta Prasadini a public health director in Andhra Pradesh state adding they were awaiting test reports to ascertain the cause

She said no new serious cases have come to light in the past 24 hours A 45-year-old man died over the weekend

Organochlorines here are banned or restricted in many countries after research linked them to cancer and other poten-tial health risks However some of the pollutants remain in the environment for years and build up in animal and human body fat

India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the countryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

Saturday December 12 2020

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

CAR ALARM SALE G I F T C E R T I F I C AT E S A V A I L A B L E

STOPS THIEVESREDUCE YOUR AUTO INSURANCEBUY A WIRELESS CAR ALARM

A REMOTE CAR STARTER AVAILABLE STAY COOL OR WARM ONLY $12800 INSTALLED SAVE $7000

SAME DAY INSTALLATION WHILE YOU WAIT

INCLUDING INSTALLATION

1 Week Special OnlySave $8000

ALL STAR ITEMS INCLUDED

$8888

LIFETIME WARRANTY ON PARTS amp LABOR

VALET SWITCH BYPASS

ALARM STATUS INDICATOR

EMERGENCY PANIC BUTTON

LONG RANGE REMOTE TRANSMITTER

LED FLASHING LIGHT

LIFETIMEWARRANTY

ANTI-SCAN DETERRENT

CODE LEARNING

SIX TONE SIREN

ALL DOORS ARMED

MULTI TONE SIREN

HOOD-TRUNK

AUTO RE-ARM

Flashing Lights - Starter Disabler (Cut-Off) - Remote Power Trunk - Remote Start - Glass Protection - Shock Sensors Two Button Remote Wireless - Remote Power Door Locks - Pocket Pager System - Shaker

MOBILE AUDIO ALARM INC4101 N MILWAUKEE AVE CHICAGO IL

773-777-0033One blOck nOrth Of cicerO Ave On MilwAukee

JVC CD PLAYERAM amp FM STEREO

Hi Power 200 Watts 8 Times Over Sampling Bass-Treble Controls

CAR CONVENIENCE CENTER

Open or Lock Your Doors By Remote

7rdquoIn

Dash 7rdquo In Dash Built-In DVD Player CD-MP3 Player

9rdquo Roof Mount ColorMonitor wBuilt-In DVD 9rdquo Roof Mount TFT LCD Color Monitor Built-In DVD Player CD-MP3 Player FM Modulator

Built-in 25rdquo TFT monitor AM-FM Tuner DVD-CD-MP3-MP4 High Power 80x4 CH

$138

$198

$238

Aftermarket or Factory Radio

$9888installation included

$98 FREE INSTALLATION

INTEGRATION for your iPod iPhone

MP3 Players

AM-FM Radio Motorized Screen High Power

Open The Trunk By Remote

$8888save $70

STAY SAFE amp SECUREWITH DOME LIGHT

SUPERVISION

ADD TO ANY ALARMStart Your Car By Remote $128

REMOTE START

Available for Stick or Automatic

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 3

4NATIONAL NEWS

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

By Sophia Tareen

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge struck down two Trump administra-tion rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers

The changes applying to the H-1B visa program announced in October include imposing salary requirements on compa-nies employing skilled overseas workers and limits on specialty occupations De-partment of Homeland Security officials deemed it a priority because of corona-virus-related job losses and estimated as many as one-third of those who have ap-plied for H-1Brsquos in recent years would be denied under the new rules

US District Judge Jeffrey White in

California said the government didnrsquot fol-low transparency procedures and its con-tention that the changes were an emergen-cy response to pandemic job losses didnrsquot hold water because the Trump adminis-tration has floated the idea for some time but only published the rules in October

ldquoThe COVID-19 pandemic is an event beyond defendantsrsquo control yet it was within defendantsrsquo control to take action earlier than they didrdquo White wrote

The US issues up to 85000 H-1B vi-sas each year in sectors including tech-nology engineering and medicine Usu-ally theyrsquore issued for three years and renewable Most of the nearly 600000 H-1B visa holders in the US are from India and China

The H-1B rules announced weeks

before the election were part of President Donald Trumprsquos wider agenda to curb nearly all forms of immigration In June he issued an order temporarily suspend-ing the H-1B program until the end of the year

The US Chamber of Commerce and universities including the California In-stitute of Technology sued in California arguing there wasnrsquot adequate notice or time for the public to comment on the changes They also said the rules par-ticularly related to requiring a prevail-ing wage for visa-holders would have a drastic impact on new hires and ldquosever the employment relationship of hundreds of thousands of existing employees in the United Statesrdquo

The University of Utah cited an ex-ample where an H-1B employee seeking renewal was paid an $80000 salary but would have to be paid $208000 under the new rule

The judge agreed that the federal gov-ernment didnrsquot make a case for imple-menting the rules under the Admin-istrative Procedure Act which makes agencies accountable to the public by requiring a detailed process for enacting regulations

ldquoDefendants failed to show there was good cause to dispense with the ratio-

Judge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visas

San Jose man sentenced to two years imprisonment for damaging Ciscorsquos networkSAN JOSE - Sudhish Kasaba Ramesh

was sentenced on Wednesday to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay a $15000 fine for intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and reck-lessly causing damage announced United States Attorney David L Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D Fair

Ramesh 31 of San Jose pleaded guilty on August 26 2020 to one count of in-tentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly caus-ing damage to Cisco Ramesh worked for Cisco but resigned in approximately April 2018 According to the plea agreement Ramesh admitted to intentionally access-ing the Cisco Systems cloud infrastructure that was hosted by Amazon Web Services without Ciscorsquos permission on September 24 2018

Ramesh further admitted that during his unauthorized access he deployed a code from his Google Cloud Project account

that resulted in the deletion of 456 vir-tual machines for Ciscorsquos WebEx Teams application which provides video meet-ings video messaging file sharing and other collaboration tools He admitted that he acted recklessly in deploying the code and consciously disregarded the sub-stantial risk that his conduct would harm Cisco

As a result of Rameshrsquos conduct over 16000 WebEx Teams accounts were shut down for up to two weeks and caused Cis-co to spend approximately $1400000 in employee time to restore the damage to the application and refund over $1000000 to affected customers No customer data was compromised as a result of the defendantrsquos conduct

Ramesh was sentenced to serve a one-year period of supervised release follow-ing the 24 months in prison and to pay a $15000 fine The defendant is out of cus-tody and will begin serving the sentence on February 10 2021

nal and thoughtful discourse that is pro-vided by the APArsquos notice and comment requirementsrdquo White wrote

The rule on wages proposed by the De-partment of Labor took effect in October while the Homeland Security rule on oc-cupations and other issues was supposed to take effect last Monday It also would have placed limits on ldquooffsiterdquo firms that employ and contract out H-1B visa hold-ers to other companies their visas would have been limited to one year at a time

ldquoThis is incredibly important deci-sion to preserve the H-1B programrdquo said attorney Paul Hughes who repre-sented the plaintiffs ldquoThis ruling en-ables those individuals to maintain their jobs and their families in the United Statesrdquo

The Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that the ruling ldquohas many com-panies across various industries breath-ing a huge sigh of reliefrdquo with the visa changes having ldquothe potential to be in-credibly disruptive to the operations of many businessesrdquo

Messages left for spokespeople with the Labor and Homeland Security depart-ments werenrsquot immediately returned

The wage rule has prompted at least two other federal lawsuits in New Jersey and Washington DC

FILE PHOTO Trump speaks at tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc in Kenosha WI on April 18 2017

India Bulletin makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the content and assumes no liability or responsibility for any error or omission in the content India Bulletin is not responsible or liable for any claims made in advertisements or classifieds Any questions or comments concerning advertisements or classifieds within this newspaper should be directed to the advertiser The views advice opinions and information in letters to the editor analysis section legal section or any other article in this publication are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent those of India Bulletin Inc

Disclaimer

India Bulletin (ISSN 1548-7229) is published bi-weekly by India Bulletin IncPO Box 59584

Chicago IL 60659-0584Copyright 2020 India Bulletin Inc

All rights reserved as to the entire content India Bulletin is a trademark of India Bulletin Inc

How To Contact Us

advertisingindiabulletinusacom feedbackindiabulletinusacom

pressreleaseindiabulletinusacom subscriptionindiabulletinusacom

Subscription ServicesSubscription orders can be mailed to us

or submitted online at wwwindiabulletinusacom

Phone 847-674-7941

Subscription Rates

E-Mail

India Bulletin encourages its readers to express their views in letters to us All letters must include the writerrsquos full name

complete address and telephone number Unsigned letters and

letters without any of the above information will not be included

in the selection process The selected letters may be edited and shortened Writerrsquos name will be withheld upon request

Letters may be published or distributed in print

electronic or other formsUnited States $52 - 26 Issues (Bi-Weekly for 1 Year)

HOUSTON TX - An Indian national was sentenced late last month to 20 years in prison followed by three years of su-pervised release in the Southern District of Texas for his role in operating and funding India-based call centers that de-frauded US victims out of millions of dollars between 2013 and 2016

Hitesh Madhubhai Patel aka Hitesh Hinglaj 44 of Ahmedabad India was sentenced by US District Judge David Hittner for the charges of wire fraud con-spiracy and general conspiracy to com-mit identification fraud access device fraud money laundering and imperson-ation of a federal officer or employee Patel was also ordered to pay restitution of $8970396 to identified victims of his crimes

ldquoThe defendant defrauded vulner-able US victims out of tens of mil-

HEALTH amp SCIENCE5Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

SCHEDULE YOUR FREE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT TODAY

855-459-1328

Prepare for power outages with a Generac home standby generator

FREE7-Year Extended WarrantyA $695 Value

O er valid August 24 2020 - December 31 2020

Special Financing Available Subject to Credit Approval

Terms amp Conditions Apply

Trying to Purchase Gas Stations in Chicagoland or Elsewhere

We have sellers who want to speak with you

World Kinect Energy Services provides branded and unbranded fuel supply to 2650+ gas stations With 35+ years of experience cash and scale ndash we can help you grow

Invite Us to Your NextCommittee Meeting

Visit BuyMyCstorecomor call email Dave Munger 315-569-0247 | DMungerworld-kinectcom

Owner and operator of India-based call centers sentenced to prison for scamming US victims out of millions of dollars

lions of dollars by spearheading a conspiracy whose members boldly impersonated federal government of-ficials and preyed on victimsrsquo fears of adverse government actionrdquo said Act-ing Attorney General Brian C Rabbitt of the Justice Departmentrsquos Criminal Division

ldquoSince 2013 American taxpayers have been subjected to unprecedented attempts to fraudulently obtain money by individ-uals utilizing Indian call centers to imper-sonate IRS employees and scam Ameri-can taxpayersrdquo said J Russell George the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)

According to admissions in his plea agreement Patel and his co-conspirators perpetrated a complex scheme in which employees from call centers in Ahmed-abad India impersonated officials from the IRS and US Citizenship and Immi-gration Services (USCIS) and engaged in other telephone call scams designed to defraud victims throughout the United States US victims were threatened with arrest imprisonment fines or deportation if they did not pay alleged monies owed to the government Those who fell victim were instructed how to provide payment including by purchasing general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards or wiring money Upon payment the call centers would im-

mediately turn to a network of ldquorunnersrdquo based in the United States to liquidate and launder the fraudulently obtained funds

A co-defendant described Patel as ldquothe top person in India and the boss for whom most of the other defendants workedrdquo and the owner of multiple call centers Another co-defendant stated that Patel was arrested in India in 2016 but then paid a bribe and was released Addi-tionally Patel admitted that a reasonably foreseeable loss of more than $25 million

but less than $65 million was attribut-able to him based on the governmentrsquos evidence against him

Patel was prosecuted in the United States after being extradited from Singa-pore in April 2019 to face charges in this large-scale telefraud and money launder-ing scheme Singapore authorities appre-hended Patel at the request of the United States pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant in September 2018 after Patel flew there from India

CALL LA LA PATEL SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS2242601694 CELL

WWWMINASIANCOM1244 CHICAGO AVE - EVANSTON IL

REPAIR RESTORATION CLEANING

HAND KNOTTED CARPETS FROM INDIA PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTANWorld-class purveyor of handmade antique vintage and fine new rugs

6 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

HEALTH amp SCIENCE7Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark US net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said he plans to leave the commission on Jan 20

Pairsquos departure will come the same day President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office Under

Pai the FCC voted 3-2 in 2017 to repeal the Obama administra-tionrsquos 2015 net neutrality rules barring internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing internet content or offering paid ldquofast lanesrdquo

The FCC voted in October to maintain the repeal ldquoIt is pa-tently obvious to all but the most devoted members of the net neu-trality cult that the case against the (net neutrality repeal) was a shamrdquo Pai said in October

FCC chairman Ajit Pai plans to step down Democrats are likely to attempt

to reinstate the 2015 rules when they take control of the FCC and argue they are crucial to main-taining an open internet

Pai who was tapped by Presi-dent Donald Trump to lead the agency in January 2017 had said the FCC needed to take a ldquoweed whackerrdquo to unneeded rules He oversaw the repeal of numerous prior regulations

Trump has pressed the FCC to adopt new rules to limit the legal

protections of social media com-panies like Twitter

Pai said in October his agency would move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media companies but took no for-mal action

The Senate Commerce Com-mittee is set to vote on the nomi-nation of Nathan Simington a senior administration official to a seat on the FCC after Trump withdrew the nomination of FCC Commissioner Mike OrsquoRielly for another term after he made statements questioning the FCCrsquos

authority to move ahead with new social media regulations

In October 2017 Pai rejected Trumprsquos tweet the FCC could challenge the license of Comcast Corprsquos NBC over stories Trump asserted were not true

Pai convinced hundreds of internet providers to agree for months not to cancel service for customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Pai also backed the $26 bil-lion tie-up of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US after the companies agreed to deploy a next genera-tion 5G network

Corner Bakery sold to Pandya Restaurant group

Corner Bakery Cafe which has been struggling with office work-ers still at home during the pan-demic has been acquired by Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands the chain announced

Corner Bakery which had been owned by Roark Capital had re-portedly hired restructuring and financial advisors to explore stra-tegic alternatives including a sale

Pennsylvania-based Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands purchased Boston Market in April

ldquoOur acquisition of Corner Bak-

ery aligns with what we believe families are seeking-high-quality kitchen-crafted food and good consistent customer servicerdquo new owner Jignesh Pandya said in a statement

Details of the acquisition were not announced

Pandyarsquos group brings ldquoaccess to resources that we need to con-tinue to operate our business in this challenging environmentrdquo Corner Bakery CEO Frank Paci said in a statement

With the new investment Cor-ner Bakery will work on improv-

ing the guest experience menu development and growth of the brand Paci said

Real estate investor Pandya acquired Boston Market also a struggling chain in April from Sun Capital Partners Inc His company has owned Pizza Hut units as well as Checkers and Ral-lyrsquos stores

Roark Capital Group acquired Corner Bakery in 2011 from Il Fornaio Corporation The fast-ca-sual chain started in 1991 in Chi-cago and launched a franchising program in 2007

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

DO YOU WANT PEACE OF MIND AND ACCURACY

CASH BALANCE PLANS SEPSIMPLE IRAS401K AND OTHER PLANSTAX PREPARATIONACCOUNTING

BGIBSONAFINTAX8479551950

1431 MCHENRY RD STE 213 BUFFALO GROVE IL 600891220 KENSINGTON RD SUITE 220 OAK BROOK IL 60523

WE SPECIALIZE IN

START YOUR TAX PLANNING NOW

CONTACT US

WWWAFINTAX

India Bulletin

SAVEyour DATE

Book a site tourTODAY

GALENA IL | EAGLERIDGECOM

8008922269

Nestled among rolling hills 25 hours west of Chicago in The Galena Territory near historic Galena Illinois Eagle Ridge Resort amp Spa is the Midwestrsquos premier setting for destination weddings Our beautifully appointed rooms elegant wedding venues world-class spa and serene setting will ensure memories to last a lifetime

8 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

MUMBAI - Indiarsquos Air Force asked Netfl ix to withdraw scenes from a fi lm on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses off ensive language in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country

The fi lm AK vs AK a mocku-mentary featuring Anil Kapoor playing an actor depicting an of-fi cer and director Anurag Kashy-

ap is scheduled to be released on Netfl ix later this month

Kapoor tweeted a trailer for the fi lm in which he appears bedraggled in a uniform and swears at Kashyap

On its offi cial Twitter account the Indian Air Force (IAF) re-sponded ldquoThe IAF uniform in this video is inaccurately donned and the language used is inappropriate This does not

conform to the behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India The related scenes need to be withdrawnrdquo

In separate tweets both Ka-poor and Netfl ix India said the fi lm did not intend to dis-respect the Indian Air Force ldquoI truly apologise for unin-tentionally hurting anyonersquos sentimentsrdquo Kapoor said in a video message on his Twitter

accountNetfl ix has faced at least

two legal challenges in recent months in India for a Bolly-wood fi lm depicting a female Air Force offi cer and a series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations

Separately last month the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh asked police to launch an investigation after complaints

over a scene in the Netfl ix series ldquoA Suitable Boyrdquo in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple

In November the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netfl ix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneyrsquos Disney+ Hotstar

Indian Air Force objects to Netflix film scenesasks for them to be withdrawn

FILE PHOTO The Netfl ix logo is seen on their offi ce in Hollywood Los Angeles California US on July 16 2018

Foreign diplomats to tourIndiarsquos COVID-19 vaccine facilities

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - More than 60 heads of foreign missions will visit manufacturing facilities in southern India on Wednes-day a government source said as one of the worldrsquos leading pharmaceutical centres steps up production of COVID-19 vaccines

India with the worldrsquos sec-ond-highest tally of 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus is reviewing applications from Pfi zer Inc AstraZeneca and Hy-derabad-based Bharat Biotech

for emergency useDiplomats will visit Biotechrsquos

facilities in Hyderabad where the fi rm is developing a shot called Covaxin in collaboration with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research the source briefed on the plans said

ldquoThere is a lot of interest in Indiarsquos vaccine development eff ortsrdquo the source said on Tuesday declining to be iden-tifi ed because of government rules

The visit would also include Biological E Ltdrsquos facility

where the fi rm is developing a vaccine in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas and US-based Dynavax Technologies Corp the source said

India may approve some coro-navirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be inocu-lated in the fi rst tranche federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday

Hydrabad is a major hub for pharmaceuticals in India the worldrsquos largest generic drug manufacturer

HEALTH amp SCIENCE9

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

MUMBAI - India may ap-prove some coronavirus vac-cines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the coun-tryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

ldquoThere are multiple vaccine candidates in different stages of

development and some of them may get licensed in the next few weeksrdquo federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press briefing in New Delhi

Over the weekend Pfizer Inc sought emergency-use authori-sation in India followed by As-tra Zenecarsquos Covishield vaccine which is being manufactured in

India could authorise vaccines in weeks 300 million on priority listIndia by the Serum Institute of India

Bhushan said Indiarsquos Bharat Biotech has also sought emer-gency-use authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine called Co-vaxin which it is developing in collaboration with the gov-ernment-run Indian Council of

Medical ResearchIndian Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modirsquos government has identified 300 million people including healthcare workers policemen and citizens above the age of 50 who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis Bhushan said

ldquoEvery single Indian who needs to be vaccinated will be vaccinatedrdquo Bhushan said adding that the government ex-pected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete

More than 154000 health-

care workers had been identified to help conduct the vaccina-tion drive and the country had enough cold chain capacity to innoculate the first 30 million people Bhushan said

India has recorded 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus - the second highest in the world - and more than 140000 people have died of COVID-19

On Tuesday the country re-ported 26567 new infections the lowest daily increase since July 10 according to a Reuters tally

Indian doctors find lead nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness

By Jatindra Dashand Sudarshan Varadhan

BHUBANESWAR - Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospi-talised due to an unknown illness in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh

Teams of doctors including those from New Delhirsquos premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are investigat-ing the death of one person and hospitalisation of more than 400 in the past few days

Andhra Pradeshrsquos state govern-ment said on Tuesday the AIIMS

team had found traces of lead and nickel in their samples while a second hospital is also running similar tests

The illness has infected more than 300 children with most of them suffering from dizzi-ness fainting spells headaches and vomiting They have tested negative for COVID-19

High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair develop-ment of brains nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs

Earlier on Tuesday federal law-maker GVL Narasimha Rao who is from the state said on Twitter that he had spoken with govern-ment medical experts and that the

ldquomost likely cause is poisonous organochlorine substancesrdquo

ldquoIt is one of the possibilitiesrdquo said Geeta Prasadini a public health director in Andhra Pradesh state adding they were awaiting test reports to ascertain the cause

She said no new serious cases have come to light in the past 24 hours A 45-year-old man died over the weekend

Organochlorines here are banned or restricted in many countries after research linked them to cancer and other poten-tial health risks However some of the pollutants remain in the environment for years and build up in animal and human body fat

India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the countryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

Saturday December 12 2020

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

4NATIONAL NEWS

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

By Sophia Tareen

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge struck down two Trump administra-tion rules designed to drastically curtail the number of visas issued each year to skilled foreign workers

The changes applying to the H-1B visa program announced in October include imposing salary requirements on compa-nies employing skilled overseas workers and limits on specialty occupations De-partment of Homeland Security officials deemed it a priority because of corona-virus-related job losses and estimated as many as one-third of those who have ap-plied for H-1Brsquos in recent years would be denied under the new rules

US District Judge Jeffrey White in

California said the government didnrsquot fol-low transparency procedures and its con-tention that the changes were an emergen-cy response to pandemic job losses didnrsquot hold water because the Trump adminis-tration has floated the idea for some time but only published the rules in October

ldquoThe COVID-19 pandemic is an event beyond defendantsrsquo control yet it was within defendantsrsquo control to take action earlier than they didrdquo White wrote

The US issues up to 85000 H-1B vi-sas each year in sectors including tech-nology engineering and medicine Usu-ally theyrsquore issued for three years and renewable Most of the nearly 600000 H-1B visa holders in the US are from India and China

The H-1B rules announced weeks

before the election were part of President Donald Trumprsquos wider agenda to curb nearly all forms of immigration In June he issued an order temporarily suspend-ing the H-1B program until the end of the year

The US Chamber of Commerce and universities including the California In-stitute of Technology sued in California arguing there wasnrsquot adequate notice or time for the public to comment on the changes They also said the rules par-ticularly related to requiring a prevail-ing wage for visa-holders would have a drastic impact on new hires and ldquosever the employment relationship of hundreds of thousands of existing employees in the United Statesrdquo

The University of Utah cited an ex-ample where an H-1B employee seeking renewal was paid an $80000 salary but would have to be paid $208000 under the new rule

The judge agreed that the federal gov-ernment didnrsquot make a case for imple-menting the rules under the Admin-istrative Procedure Act which makes agencies accountable to the public by requiring a detailed process for enacting regulations

ldquoDefendants failed to show there was good cause to dispense with the ratio-

Judge throws out Trump rules limiting skilled-worker visas

San Jose man sentenced to two years imprisonment for damaging Ciscorsquos networkSAN JOSE - Sudhish Kasaba Ramesh

was sentenced on Wednesday to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay a $15000 fine for intentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and reck-lessly causing damage announced United States Attorney David L Anderson and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Craig D Fair

Ramesh 31 of San Jose pleaded guilty on August 26 2020 to one count of in-tentionally accessing a protected computer without authorization and recklessly caus-ing damage to Cisco Ramesh worked for Cisco but resigned in approximately April 2018 According to the plea agreement Ramesh admitted to intentionally access-ing the Cisco Systems cloud infrastructure that was hosted by Amazon Web Services without Ciscorsquos permission on September 24 2018

Ramesh further admitted that during his unauthorized access he deployed a code from his Google Cloud Project account

that resulted in the deletion of 456 vir-tual machines for Ciscorsquos WebEx Teams application which provides video meet-ings video messaging file sharing and other collaboration tools He admitted that he acted recklessly in deploying the code and consciously disregarded the sub-stantial risk that his conduct would harm Cisco

As a result of Rameshrsquos conduct over 16000 WebEx Teams accounts were shut down for up to two weeks and caused Cis-co to spend approximately $1400000 in employee time to restore the damage to the application and refund over $1000000 to affected customers No customer data was compromised as a result of the defendantrsquos conduct

Ramesh was sentenced to serve a one-year period of supervised release follow-ing the 24 months in prison and to pay a $15000 fine The defendant is out of cus-tody and will begin serving the sentence on February 10 2021

nal and thoughtful discourse that is pro-vided by the APArsquos notice and comment requirementsrdquo White wrote

The rule on wages proposed by the De-partment of Labor took effect in October while the Homeland Security rule on oc-cupations and other issues was supposed to take effect last Monday It also would have placed limits on ldquooffsiterdquo firms that employ and contract out H-1B visa hold-ers to other companies their visas would have been limited to one year at a time

ldquoThis is incredibly important deci-sion to preserve the H-1B programrdquo said attorney Paul Hughes who repre-sented the plaintiffs ldquoThis ruling en-ables those individuals to maintain their jobs and their families in the United Statesrdquo

The Chamber of Commerce said in a statement that the ruling ldquohas many com-panies across various industries breath-ing a huge sigh of reliefrdquo with the visa changes having ldquothe potential to be in-credibly disruptive to the operations of many businessesrdquo

Messages left for spokespeople with the Labor and Homeland Security depart-ments werenrsquot immediately returned

The wage rule has prompted at least two other federal lawsuits in New Jersey and Washington DC

FILE PHOTO Trump speaks at tool manufacturer Snap-on Inc in Kenosha WI on April 18 2017

India Bulletin makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the content and assumes no liability or responsibility for any error or omission in the content India Bulletin is not responsible or liable for any claims made in advertisements or classifieds Any questions or comments concerning advertisements or classifieds within this newspaper should be directed to the advertiser The views advice opinions and information in letters to the editor analysis section legal section or any other article in this publication are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent those of India Bulletin Inc

Disclaimer

India Bulletin (ISSN 1548-7229) is published bi-weekly by India Bulletin IncPO Box 59584

Chicago IL 60659-0584Copyright 2020 India Bulletin Inc

All rights reserved as to the entire content India Bulletin is a trademark of India Bulletin Inc

How To Contact Us

advertisingindiabulletinusacom feedbackindiabulletinusacom

pressreleaseindiabulletinusacom subscriptionindiabulletinusacom

Subscription ServicesSubscription orders can be mailed to us

or submitted online at wwwindiabulletinusacom

Phone 847-674-7941

Subscription Rates

E-Mail

India Bulletin encourages its readers to express their views in letters to us All letters must include the writerrsquos full name

complete address and telephone number Unsigned letters and

letters without any of the above information will not be included

in the selection process The selected letters may be edited and shortened Writerrsquos name will be withheld upon request

Letters may be published or distributed in print

electronic or other formsUnited States $52 - 26 Issues (Bi-Weekly for 1 Year)

HOUSTON TX - An Indian national was sentenced late last month to 20 years in prison followed by three years of su-pervised release in the Southern District of Texas for his role in operating and funding India-based call centers that de-frauded US victims out of millions of dollars between 2013 and 2016

Hitesh Madhubhai Patel aka Hitesh Hinglaj 44 of Ahmedabad India was sentenced by US District Judge David Hittner for the charges of wire fraud con-spiracy and general conspiracy to com-mit identification fraud access device fraud money laundering and imperson-ation of a federal officer or employee Patel was also ordered to pay restitution of $8970396 to identified victims of his crimes

ldquoThe defendant defrauded vulner-able US victims out of tens of mil-

HEALTH amp SCIENCE5Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

SCHEDULE YOUR FREE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT TODAY

855-459-1328

Prepare for power outages with a Generac home standby generator

FREE7-Year Extended WarrantyA $695 Value

O er valid August 24 2020 - December 31 2020

Special Financing Available Subject to Credit Approval

Terms amp Conditions Apply

Trying to Purchase Gas Stations in Chicagoland or Elsewhere

We have sellers who want to speak with you

World Kinect Energy Services provides branded and unbranded fuel supply to 2650+ gas stations With 35+ years of experience cash and scale ndash we can help you grow

Invite Us to Your NextCommittee Meeting

Visit BuyMyCstorecomor call email Dave Munger 315-569-0247 | DMungerworld-kinectcom

Owner and operator of India-based call centers sentenced to prison for scamming US victims out of millions of dollars

lions of dollars by spearheading a conspiracy whose members boldly impersonated federal government of-ficials and preyed on victimsrsquo fears of adverse government actionrdquo said Act-ing Attorney General Brian C Rabbitt of the Justice Departmentrsquos Criminal Division

ldquoSince 2013 American taxpayers have been subjected to unprecedented attempts to fraudulently obtain money by individ-uals utilizing Indian call centers to imper-sonate IRS employees and scam Ameri-can taxpayersrdquo said J Russell George the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)

According to admissions in his plea agreement Patel and his co-conspirators perpetrated a complex scheme in which employees from call centers in Ahmed-abad India impersonated officials from the IRS and US Citizenship and Immi-gration Services (USCIS) and engaged in other telephone call scams designed to defraud victims throughout the United States US victims were threatened with arrest imprisonment fines or deportation if they did not pay alleged monies owed to the government Those who fell victim were instructed how to provide payment including by purchasing general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards or wiring money Upon payment the call centers would im-

mediately turn to a network of ldquorunnersrdquo based in the United States to liquidate and launder the fraudulently obtained funds

A co-defendant described Patel as ldquothe top person in India and the boss for whom most of the other defendants workedrdquo and the owner of multiple call centers Another co-defendant stated that Patel was arrested in India in 2016 but then paid a bribe and was released Addi-tionally Patel admitted that a reasonably foreseeable loss of more than $25 million

but less than $65 million was attribut-able to him based on the governmentrsquos evidence against him

Patel was prosecuted in the United States after being extradited from Singa-pore in April 2019 to face charges in this large-scale telefraud and money launder-ing scheme Singapore authorities appre-hended Patel at the request of the United States pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant in September 2018 after Patel flew there from India

CALL LA LA PATEL SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS2242601694 CELL

WWWMINASIANCOM1244 CHICAGO AVE - EVANSTON IL

REPAIR RESTORATION CLEANING

HAND KNOTTED CARPETS FROM INDIA PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTANWorld-class purveyor of handmade antique vintage and fine new rugs

6 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

HEALTH amp SCIENCE7Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark US net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said he plans to leave the commission on Jan 20

Pairsquos departure will come the same day President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office Under

Pai the FCC voted 3-2 in 2017 to repeal the Obama administra-tionrsquos 2015 net neutrality rules barring internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing internet content or offering paid ldquofast lanesrdquo

The FCC voted in October to maintain the repeal ldquoIt is pa-tently obvious to all but the most devoted members of the net neu-trality cult that the case against the (net neutrality repeal) was a shamrdquo Pai said in October

FCC chairman Ajit Pai plans to step down Democrats are likely to attempt

to reinstate the 2015 rules when they take control of the FCC and argue they are crucial to main-taining an open internet

Pai who was tapped by Presi-dent Donald Trump to lead the agency in January 2017 had said the FCC needed to take a ldquoweed whackerrdquo to unneeded rules He oversaw the repeal of numerous prior regulations

Trump has pressed the FCC to adopt new rules to limit the legal

protections of social media com-panies like Twitter

Pai said in October his agency would move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media companies but took no for-mal action

The Senate Commerce Com-mittee is set to vote on the nomi-nation of Nathan Simington a senior administration official to a seat on the FCC after Trump withdrew the nomination of FCC Commissioner Mike OrsquoRielly for another term after he made statements questioning the FCCrsquos

authority to move ahead with new social media regulations

In October 2017 Pai rejected Trumprsquos tweet the FCC could challenge the license of Comcast Corprsquos NBC over stories Trump asserted were not true

Pai convinced hundreds of internet providers to agree for months not to cancel service for customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Pai also backed the $26 bil-lion tie-up of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US after the companies agreed to deploy a next genera-tion 5G network

Corner Bakery sold to Pandya Restaurant group

Corner Bakery Cafe which has been struggling with office work-ers still at home during the pan-demic has been acquired by Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands the chain announced

Corner Bakery which had been owned by Roark Capital had re-portedly hired restructuring and financial advisors to explore stra-tegic alternatives including a sale

Pennsylvania-based Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands purchased Boston Market in April

ldquoOur acquisition of Corner Bak-

ery aligns with what we believe families are seeking-high-quality kitchen-crafted food and good consistent customer servicerdquo new owner Jignesh Pandya said in a statement

Details of the acquisition were not announced

Pandyarsquos group brings ldquoaccess to resources that we need to con-tinue to operate our business in this challenging environmentrdquo Corner Bakery CEO Frank Paci said in a statement

With the new investment Cor-ner Bakery will work on improv-

ing the guest experience menu development and growth of the brand Paci said

Real estate investor Pandya acquired Boston Market also a struggling chain in April from Sun Capital Partners Inc His company has owned Pizza Hut units as well as Checkers and Ral-lyrsquos stores

Roark Capital Group acquired Corner Bakery in 2011 from Il Fornaio Corporation The fast-ca-sual chain started in 1991 in Chi-cago and launched a franchising program in 2007

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

DO YOU WANT PEACE OF MIND AND ACCURACY

CASH BALANCE PLANS SEPSIMPLE IRAS401K AND OTHER PLANSTAX PREPARATIONACCOUNTING

BGIBSONAFINTAX8479551950

1431 MCHENRY RD STE 213 BUFFALO GROVE IL 600891220 KENSINGTON RD SUITE 220 OAK BROOK IL 60523

WE SPECIALIZE IN

START YOUR TAX PLANNING NOW

CONTACT US

WWWAFINTAX

India Bulletin

SAVEyour DATE

Book a site tourTODAY

GALENA IL | EAGLERIDGECOM

8008922269

Nestled among rolling hills 25 hours west of Chicago in The Galena Territory near historic Galena Illinois Eagle Ridge Resort amp Spa is the Midwestrsquos premier setting for destination weddings Our beautifully appointed rooms elegant wedding venues world-class spa and serene setting will ensure memories to last a lifetime

8 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

MUMBAI - Indiarsquos Air Force asked Netfl ix to withdraw scenes from a fi lm on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses off ensive language in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country

The fi lm AK vs AK a mocku-mentary featuring Anil Kapoor playing an actor depicting an of-fi cer and director Anurag Kashy-

ap is scheduled to be released on Netfl ix later this month

Kapoor tweeted a trailer for the fi lm in which he appears bedraggled in a uniform and swears at Kashyap

On its offi cial Twitter account the Indian Air Force (IAF) re-sponded ldquoThe IAF uniform in this video is inaccurately donned and the language used is inappropriate This does not

conform to the behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India The related scenes need to be withdrawnrdquo

In separate tweets both Ka-poor and Netfl ix India said the fi lm did not intend to dis-respect the Indian Air Force ldquoI truly apologise for unin-tentionally hurting anyonersquos sentimentsrdquo Kapoor said in a video message on his Twitter

accountNetfl ix has faced at least

two legal challenges in recent months in India for a Bolly-wood fi lm depicting a female Air Force offi cer and a series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations

Separately last month the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh asked police to launch an investigation after complaints

over a scene in the Netfl ix series ldquoA Suitable Boyrdquo in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple

In November the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netfl ix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneyrsquos Disney+ Hotstar

Indian Air Force objects to Netflix film scenesasks for them to be withdrawn

FILE PHOTO The Netfl ix logo is seen on their offi ce in Hollywood Los Angeles California US on July 16 2018

Foreign diplomats to tourIndiarsquos COVID-19 vaccine facilities

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - More than 60 heads of foreign missions will visit manufacturing facilities in southern India on Wednes-day a government source said as one of the worldrsquos leading pharmaceutical centres steps up production of COVID-19 vaccines

India with the worldrsquos sec-ond-highest tally of 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus is reviewing applications from Pfi zer Inc AstraZeneca and Hy-derabad-based Bharat Biotech

for emergency useDiplomats will visit Biotechrsquos

facilities in Hyderabad where the fi rm is developing a shot called Covaxin in collaboration with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research the source briefed on the plans said

ldquoThere is a lot of interest in Indiarsquos vaccine development eff ortsrdquo the source said on Tuesday declining to be iden-tifi ed because of government rules

The visit would also include Biological E Ltdrsquos facility

where the fi rm is developing a vaccine in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas and US-based Dynavax Technologies Corp the source said

India may approve some coro-navirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be inocu-lated in the fi rst tranche federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday

Hydrabad is a major hub for pharmaceuticals in India the worldrsquos largest generic drug manufacturer

HEALTH amp SCIENCE9

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

MUMBAI - India may ap-prove some coronavirus vac-cines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the coun-tryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

ldquoThere are multiple vaccine candidates in different stages of

development and some of them may get licensed in the next few weeksrdquo federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press briefing in New Delhi

Over the weekend Pfizer Inc sought emergency-use authori-sation in India followed by As-tra Zenecarsquos Covishield vaccine which is being manufactured in

India could authorise vaccines in weeks 300 million on priority listIndia by the Serum Institute of India

Bhushan said Indiarsquos Bharat Biotech has also sought emer-gency-use authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine called Co-vaxin which it is developing in collaboration with the gov-ernment-run Indian Council of

Medical ResearchIndian Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modirsquos government has identified 300 million people including healthcare workers policemen and citizens above the age of 50 who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis Bhushan said

ldquoEvery single Indian who needs to be vaccinated will be vaccinatedrdquo Bhushan said adding that the government ex-pected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete

More than 154000 health-

care workers had been identified to help conduct the vaccina-tion drive and the country had enough cold chain capacity to innoculate the first 30 million people Bhushan said

India has recorded 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus - the second highest in the world - and more than 140000 people have died of COVID-19

On Tuesday the country re-ported 26567 new infections the lowest daily increase since July 10 according to a Reuters tally

Indian doctors find lead nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness

By Jatindra Dashand Sudarshan Varadhan

BHUBANESWAR - Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospi-talised due to an unknown illness in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh

Teams of doctors including those from New Delhirsquos premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are investigat-ing the death of one person and hospitalisation of more than 400 in the past few days

Andhra Pradeshrsquos state govern-ment said on Tuesday the AIIMS

team had found traces of lead and nickel in their samples while a second hospital is also running similar tests

The illness has infected more than 300 children with most of them suffering from dizzi-ness fainting spells headaches and vomiting They have tested negative for COVID-19

High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair develop-ment of brains nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs

Earlier on Tuesday federal law-maker GVL Narasimha Rao who is from the state said on Twitter that he had spoken with govern-ment medical experts and that the

ldquomost likely cause is poisonous organochlorine substancesrdquo

ldquoIt is one of the possibilitiesrdquo said Geeta Prasadini a public health director in Andhra Pradesh state adding they were awaiting test reports to ascertain the cause

She said no new serious cases have come to light in the past 24 hours A 45-year-old man died over the weekend

Organochlorines here are banned or restricted in many countries after research linked them to cancer and other poten-tial health risks However some of the pollutants remain in the environment for years and build up in animal and human body fat

India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the countryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

Saturday December 12 2020

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

HOUSTON TX - An Indian national was sentenced late last month to 20 years in prison followed by three years of su-pervised release in the Southern District of Texas for his role in operating and funding India-based call centers that de-frauded US victims out of millions of dollars between 2013 and 2016

Hitesh Madhubhai Patel aka Hitesh Hinglaj 44 of Ahmedabad India was sentenced by US District Judge David Hittner for the charges of wire fraud con-spiracy and general conspiracy to com-mit identification fraud access device fraud money laundering and imperson-ation of a federal officer or employee Patel was also ordered to pay restitution of $8970396 to identified victims of his crimes

ldquoThe defendant defrauded vulner-able US victims out of tens of mil-

HEALTH amp SCIENCE5Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

SCHEDULE YOUR FREE IN-HOME ASSESSMENT TODAY

855-459-1328

Prepare for power outages with a Generac home standby generator

FREE7-Year Extended WarrantyA $695 Value

O er valid August 24 2020 - December 31 2020

Special Financing Available Subject to Credit Approval

Terms amp Conditions Apply

Trying to Purchase Gas Stations in Chicagoland or Elsewhere

We have sellers who want to speak with you

World Kinect Energy Services provides branded and unbranded fuel supply to 2650+ gas stations With 35+ years of experience cash and scale ndash we can help you grow

Invite Us to Your NextCommittee Meeting

Visit BuyMyCstorecomor call email Dave Munger 315-569-0247 | DMungerworld-kinectcom

Owner and operator of India-based call centers sentenced to prison for scamming US victims out of millions of dollars

lions of dollars by spearheading a conspiracy whose members boldly impersonated federal government of-ficials and preyed on victimsrsquo fears of adverse government actionrdquo said Act-ing Attorney General Brian C Rabbitt of the Justice Departmentrsquos Criminal Division

ldquoSince 2013 American taxpayers have been subjected to unprecedented attempts to fraudulently obtain money by individ-uals utilizing Indian call centers to imper-sonate IRS employees and scam Ameri-can taxpayersrdquo said J Russell George the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)

According to admissions in his plea agreement Patel and his co-conspirators perpetrated a complex scheme in which employees from call centers in Ahmed-abad India impersonated officials from the IRS and US Citizenship and Immi-gration Services (USCIS) and engaged in other telephone call scams designed to defraud victims throughout the United States US victims were threatened with arrest imprisonment fines or deportation if they did not pay alleged monies owed to the government Those who fell victim were instructed how to provide payment including by purchasing general purpose reloadable (GPR) cards or wiring money Upon payment the call centers would im-

mediately turn to a network of ldquorunnersrdquo based in the United States to liquidate and launder the fraudulently obtained funds

A co-defendant described Patel as ldquothe top person in India and the boss for whom most of the other defendants workedrdquo and the owner of multiple call centers Another co-defendant stated that Patel was arrested in India in 2016 but then paid a bribe and was released Addi-tionally Patel admitted that a reasonably foreseeable loss of more than $25 million

but less than $65 million was attribut-able to him based on the governmentrsquos evidence against him

Patel was prosecuted in the United States after being extradited from Singa-pore in April 2019 to face charges in this large-scale telefraud and money launder-ing scheme Singapore authorities appre-hended Patel at the request of the United States pursuant to a provisional arrest warrant in September 2018 after Patel flew there from India

CALL LA LA PATEL SERVING THE COMMUNITY FOR 30 YEARS2242601694 CELL

WWWMINASIANCOM1244 CHICAGO AVE - EVANSTON IL

REPAIR RESTORATION CLEANING

HAND KNOTTED CARPETS FROM INDIA PAKISTAN AND AFGHANISTANWorld-class purveyor of handmade antique vintage and fine new rugs

6 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

HEALTH amp SCIENCE7Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark US net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said he plans to leave the commission on Jan 20

Pairsquos departure will come the same day President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office Under

Pai the FCC voted 3-2 in 2017 to repeal the Obama administra-tionrsquos 2015 net neutrality rules barring internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing internet content or offering paid ldquofast lanesrdquo

The FCC voted in October to maintain the repeal ldquoIt is pa-tently obvious to all but the most devoted members of the net neu-trality cult that the case against the (net neutrality repeal) was a shamrdquo Pai said in October

FCC chairman Ajit Pai plans to step down Democrats are likely to attempt

to reinstate the 2015 rules when they take control of the FCC and argue they are crucial to main-taining an open internet

Pai who was tapped by Presi-dent Donald Trump to lead the agency in January 2017 had said the FCC needed to take a ldquoweed whackerrdquo to unneeded rules He oversaw the repeal of numerous prior regulations

Trump has pressed the FCC to adopt new rules to limit the legal

protections of social media com-panies like Twitter

Pai said in October his agency would move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media companies but took no for-mal action

The Senate Commerce Com-mittee is set to vote on the nomi-nation of Nathan Simington a senior administration official to a seat on the FCC after Trump withdrew the nomination of FCC Commissioner Mike OrsquoRielly for another term after he made statements questioning the FCCrsquos

authority to move ahead with new social media regulations

In October 2017 Pai rejected Trumprsquos tweet the FCC could challenge the license of Comcast Corprsquos NBC over stories Trump asserted were not true

Pai convinced hundreds of internet providers to agree for months not to cancel service for customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Pai also backed the $26 bil-lion tie-up of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US after the companies agreed to deploy a next genera-tion 5G network

Corner Bakery sold to Pandya Restaurant group

Corner Bakery Cafe which has been struggling with office work-ers still at home during the pan-demic has been acquired by Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands the chain announced

Corner Bakery which had been owned by Roark Capital had re-portedly hired restructuring and financial advisors to explore stra-tegic alternatives including a sale

Pennsylvania-based Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands purchased Boston Market in April

ldquoOur acquisition of Corner Bak-

ery aligns with what we believe families are seeking-high-quality kitchen-crafted food and good consistent customer servicerdquo new owner Jignesh Pandya said in a statement

Details of the acquisition were not announced

Pandyarsquos group brings ldquoaccess to resources that we need to con-tinue to operate our business in this challenging environmentrdquo Corner Bakery CEO Frank Paci said in a statement

With the new investment Cor-ner Bakery will work on improv-

ing the guest experience menu development and growth of the brand Paci said

Real estate investor Pandya acquired Boston Market also a struggling chain in April from Sun Capital Partners Inc His company has owned Pizza Hut units as well as Checkers and Ral-lyrsquos stores

Roark Capital Group acquired Corner Bakery in 2011 from Il Fornaio Corporation The fast-ca-sual chain started in 1991 in Chi-cago and launched a franchising program in 2007

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

DO YOU WANT PEACE OF MIND AND ACCURACY

CASH BALANCE PLANS SEPSIMPLE IRAS401K AND OTHER PLANSTAX PREPARATIONACCOUNTING

BGIBSONAFINTAX8479551950

1431 MCHENRY RD STE 213 BUFFALO GROVE IL 600891220 KENSINGTON RD SUITE 220 OAK BROOK IL 60523

WE SPECIALIZE IN

START YOUR TAX PLANNING NOW

CONTACT US

WWWAFINTAX

India Bulletin

SAVEyour DATE

Book a site tourTODAY

GALENA IL | EAGLERIDGECOM

8008922269

Nestled among rolling hills 25 hours west of Chicago in The Galena Territory near historic Galena Illinois Eagle Ridge Resort amp Spa is the Midwestrsquos premier setting for destination weddings Our beautifully appointed rooms elegant wedding venues world-class spa and serene setting will ensure memories to last a lifetime

8 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

MUMBAI - Indiarsquos Air Force asked Netfl ix to withdraw scenes from a fi lm on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses off ensive language in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country

The fi lm AK vs AK a mocku-mentary featuring Anil Kapoor playing an actor depicting an of-fi cer and director Anurag Kashy-

ap is scheduled to be released on Netfl ix later this month

Kapoor tweeted a trailer for the fi lm in which he appears bedraggled in a uniform and swears at Kashyap

On its offi cial Twitter account the Indian Air Force (IAF) re-sponded ldquoThe IAF uniform in this video is inaccurately donned and the language used is inappropriate This does not

conform to the behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India The related scenes need to be withdrawnrdquo

In separate tweets both Ka-poor and Netfl ix India said the fi lm did not intend to dis-respect the Indian Air Force ldquoI truly apologise for unin-tentionally hurting anyonersquos sentimentsrdquo Kapoor said in a video message on his Twitter

accountNetfl ix has faced at least

two legal challenges in recent months in India for a Bolly-wood fi lm depicting a female Air Force offi cer and a series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations

Separately last month the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh asked police to launch an investigation after complaints

over a scene in the Netfl ix series ldquoA Suitable Boyrdquo in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple

In November the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netfl ix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneyrsquos Disney+ Hotstar

Indian Air Force objects to Netflix film scenesasks for them to be withdrawn

FILE PHOTO The Netfl ix logo is seen on their offi ce in Hollywood Los Angeles California US on July 16 2018

Foreign diplomats to tourIndiarsquos COVID-19 vaccine facilities

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - More than 60 heads of foreign missions will visit manufacturing facilities in southern India on Wednes-day a government source said as one of the worldrsquos leading pharmaceutical centres steps up production of COVID-19 vaccines

India with the worldrsquos sec-ond-highest tally of 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus is reviewing applications from Pfi zer Inc AstraZeneca and Hy-derabad-based Bharat Biotech

for emergency useDiplomats will visit Biotechrsquos

facilities in Hyderabad where the fi rm is developing a shot called Covaxin in collaboration with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research the source briefed on the plans said

ldquoThere is a lot of interest in Indiarsquos vaccine development eff ortsrdquo the source said on Tuesday declining to be iden-tifi ed because of government rules

The visit would also include Biological E Ltdrsquos facility

where the fi rm is developing a vaccine in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas and US-based Dynavax Technologies Corp the source said

India may approve some coro-navirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be inocu-lated in the fi rst tranche federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday

Hydrabad is a major hub for pharmaceuticals in India the worldrsquos largest generic drug manufacturer

HEALTH amp SCIENCE9

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

MUMBAI - India may ap-prove some coronavirus vac-cines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the coun-tryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

ldquoThere are multiple vaccine candidates in different stages of

development and some of them may get licensed in the next few weeksrdquo federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press briefing in New Delhi

Over the weekend Pfizer Inc sought emergency-use authori-sation in India followed by As-tra Zenecarsquos Covishield vaccine which is being manufactured in

India could authorise vaccines in weeks 300 million on priority listIndia by the Serum Institute of India

Bhushan said Indiarsquos Bharat Biotech has also sought emer-gency-use authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine called Co-vaxin which it is developing in collaboration with the gov-ernment-run Indian Council of

Medical ResearchIndian Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modirsquos government has identified 300 million people including healthcare workers policemen and citizens above the age of 50 who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis Bhushan said

ldquoEvery single Indian who needs to be vaccinated will be vaccinatedrdquo Bhushan said adding that the government ex-pected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete

More than 154000 health-

care workers had been identified to help conduct the vaccina-tion drive and the country had enough cold chain capacity to innoculate the first 30 million people Bhushan said

India has recorded 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus - the second highest in the world - and more than 140000 people have died of COVID-19

On Tuesday the country re-ported 26567 new infections the lowest daily increase since July 10 according to a Reuters tally

Indian doctors find lead nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness

By Jatindra Dashand Sudarshan Varadhan

BHUBANESWAR - Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospi-talised due to an unknown illness in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh

Teams of doctors including those from New Delhirsquos premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are investigat-ing the death of one person and hospitalisation of more than 400 in the past few days

Andhra Pradeshrsquos state govern-ment said on Tuesday the AIIMS

team had found traces of lead and nickel in their samples while a second hospital is also running similar tests

The illness has infected more than 300 children with most of them suffering from dizzi-ness fainting spells headaches and vomiting They have tested negative for COVID-19

High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair develop-ment of brains nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs

Earlier on Tuesday federal law-maker GVL Narasimha Rao who is from the state said on Twitter that he had spoken with govern-ment medical experts and that the

ldquomost likely cause is poisonous organochlorine substancesrdquo

ldquoIt is one of the possibilitiesrdquo said Geeta Prasadini a public health director in Andhra Pradesh state adding they were awaiting test reports to ascertain the cause

She said no new serious cases have come to light in the past 24 hours A 45-year-old man died over the weekend

Organochlorines here are banned or restricted in many countries after research linked them to cancer and other poten-tial health risks However some of the pollutants remain in the environment for years and build up in animal and human body fat

India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the countryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

Saturday December 12 2020

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

6 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

HEALTH amp SCIENCE7Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark US net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said he plans to leave the commission on Jan 20

Pairsquos departure will come the same day President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office Under

Pai the FCC voted 3-2 in 2017 to repeal the Obama administra-tionrsquos 2015 net neutrality rules barring internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing internet content or offering paid ldquofast lanesrdquo

The FCC voted in October to maintain the repeal ldquoIt is pa-tently obvious to all but the most devoted members of the net neu-trality cult that the case against the (net neutrality repeal) was a shamrdquo Pai said in October

FCC chairman Ajit Pai plans to step down Democrats are likely to attempt

to reinstate the 2015 rules when they take control of the FCC and argue they are crucial to main-taining an open internet

Pai who was tapped by Presi-dent Donald Trump to lead the agency in January 2017 had said the FCC needed to take a ldquoweed whackerrdquo to unneeded rules He oversaw the repeal of numerous prior regulations

Trump has pressed the FCC to adopt new rules to limit the legal

protections of social media com-panies like Twitter

Pai said in October his agency would move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media companies but took no for-mal action

The Senate Commerce Com-mittee is set to vote on the nomi-nation of Nathan Simington a senior administration official to a seat on the FCC after Trump withdrew the nomination of FCC Commissioner Mike OrsquoRielly for another term after he made statements questioning the FCCrsquos

authority to move ahead with new social media regulations

In October 2017 Pai rejected Trumprsquos tweet the FCC could challenge the license of Comcast Corprsquos NBC over stories Trump asserted were not true

Pai convinced hundreds of internet providers to agree for months not to cancel service for customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Pai also backed the $26 bil-lion tie-up of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US after the companies agreed to deploy a next genera-tion 5G network

Corner Bakery sold to Pandya Restaurant group

Corner Bakery Cafe which has been struggling with office work-ers still at home during the pan-demic has been acquired by Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands the chain announced

Corner Bakery which had been owned by Roark Capital had re-portedly hired restructuring and financial advisors to explore stra-tegic alternatives including a sale

Pennsylvania-based Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands purchased Boston Market in April

ldquoOur acquisition of Corner Bak-

ery aligns with what we believe families are seeking-high-quality kitchen-crafted food and good consistent customer servicerdquo new owner Jignesh Pandya said in a statement

Details of the acquisition were not announced

Pandyarsquos group brings ldquoaccess to resources that we need to con-tinue to operate our business in this challenging environmentrdquo Corner Bakery CEO Frank Paci said in a statement

With the new investment Cor-ner Bakery will work on improv-

ing the guest experience menu development and growth of the brand Paci said

Real estate investor Pandya acquired Boston Market also a struggling chain in April from Sun Capital Partners Inc His company has owned Pizza Hut units as well as Checkers and Ral-lyrsquos stores

Roark Capital Group acquired Corner Bakery in 2011 from Il Fornaio Corporation The fast-ca-sual chain started in 1991 in Chi-cago and launched a franchising program in 2007

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

DO YOU WANT PEACE OF MIND AND ACCURACY

CASH BALANCE PLANS SEPSIMPLE IRAS401K AND OTHER PLANSTAX PREPARATIONACCOUNTING

BGIBSONAFINTAX8479551950

1431 MCHENRY RD STE 213 BUFFALO GROVE IL 600891220 KENSINGTON RD SUITE 220 OAK BROOK IL 60523

WE SPECIALIZE IN

START YOUR TAX PLANNING NOW

CONTACT US

WWWAFINTAX

India Bulletin

SAVEyour DATE

Book a site tourTODAY

GALENA IL | EAGLERIDGECOM

8008922269

Nestled among rolling hills 25 hours west of Chicago in The Galena Territory near historic Galena Illinois Eagle Ridge Resort amp Spa is the Midwestrsquos premier setting for destination weddings Our beautifully appointed rooms elegant wedding venues world-class spa and serene setting will ensure memories to last a lifetime

8 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

MUMBAI - Indiarsquos Air Force asked Netfl ix to withdraw scenes from a fi lm on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses off ensive language in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country

The fi lm AK vs AK a mocku-mentary featuring Anil Kapoor playing an actor depicting an of-fi cer and director Anurag Kashy-

ap is scheduled to be released on Netfl ix later this month

Kapoor tweeted a trailer for the fi lm in which he appears bedraggled in a uniform and swears at Kashyap

On its offi cial Twitter account the Indian Air Force (IAF) re-sponded ldquoThe IAF uniform in this video is inaccurately donned and the language used is inappropriate This does not

conform to the behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India The related scenes need to be withdrawnrdquo

In separate tweets both Ka-poor and Netfl ix India said the fi lm did not intend to dis-respect the Indian Air Force ldquoI truly apologise for unin-tentionally hurting anyonersquos sentimentsrdquo Kapoor said in a video message on his Twitter

accountNetfl ix has faced at least

two legal challenges in recent months in India for a Bolly-wood fi lm depicting a female Air Force offi cer and a series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations

Separately last month the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh asked police to launch an investigation after complaints

over a scene in the Netfl ix series ldquoA Suitable Boyrdquo in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple

In November the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netfl ix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneyrsquos Disney+ Hotstar

Indian Air Force objects to Netflix film scenesasks for them to be withdrawn

FILE PHOTO The Netfl ix logo is seen on their offi ce in Hollywood Los Angeles California US on July 16 2018

Foreign diplomats to tourIndiarsquos COVID-19 vaccine facilities

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - More than 60 heads of foreign missions will visit manufacturing facilities in southern India on Wednes-day a government source said as one of the worldrsquos leading pharmaceutical centres steps up production of COVID-19 vaccines

India with the worldrsquos sec-ond-highest tally of 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus is reviewing applications from Pfi zer Inc AstraZeneca and Hy-derabad-based Bharat Biotech

for emergency useDiplomats will visit Biotechrsquos

facilities in Hyderabad where the fi rm is developing a shot called Covaxin in collaboration with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research the source briefed on the plans said

ldquoThere is a lot of interest in Indiarsquos vaccine development eff ortsrdquo the source said on Tuesday declining to be iden-tifi ed because of government rules

The visit would also include Biological E Ltdrsquos facility

where the fi rm is developing a vaccine in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas and US-based Dynavax Technologies Corp the source said

India may approve some coro-navirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be inocu-lated in the fi rst tranche federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday

Hydrabad is a major hub for pharmaceuticals in India the worldrsquos largest generic drug manufacturer

HEALTH amp SCIENCE9

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

MUMBAI - India may ap-prove some coronavirus vac-cines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the coun-tryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

ldquoThere are multiple vaccine candidates in different stages of

development and some of them may get licensed in the next few weeksrdquo federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press briefing in New Delhi

Over the weekend Pfizer Inc sought emergency-use authori-sation in India followed by As-tra Zenecarsquos Covishield vaccine which is being manufactured in

India could authorise vaccines in weeks 300 million on priority listIndia by the Serum Institute of India

Bhushan said Indiarsquos Bharat Biotech has also sought emer-gency-use authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine called Co-vaxin which it is developing in collaboration with the gov-ernment-run Indian Council of

Medical ResearchIndian Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modirsquos government has identified 300 million people including healthcare workers policemen and citizens above the age of 50 who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis Bhushan said

ldquoEvery single Indian who needs to be vaccinated will be vaccinatedrdquo Bhushan said adding that the government ex-pected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete

More than 154000 health-

care workers had been identified to help conduct the vaccina-tion drive and the country had enough cold chain capacity to innoculate the first 30 million people Bhushan said

India has recorded 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus - the second highest in the world - and more than 140000 people have died of COVID-19

On Tuesday the country re-ported 26567 new infections the lowest daily increase since July 10 according to a Reuters tally

Indian doctors find lead nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness

By Jatindra Dashand Sudarshan Varadhan

BHUBANESWAR - Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospi-talised due to an unknown illness in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh

Teams of doctors including those from New Delhirsquos premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are investigat-ing the death of one person and hospitalisation of more than 400 in the past few days

Andhra Pradeshrsquos state govern-ment said on Tuesday the AIIMS

team had found traces of lead and nickel in their samples while a second hospital is also running similar tests

The illness has infected more than 300 children with most of them suffering from dizzi-ness fainting spells headaches and vomiting They have tested negative for COVID-19

High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair develop-ment of brains nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs

Earlier on Tuesday federal law-maker GVL Narasimha Rao who is from the state said on Twitter that he had spoken with govern-ment medical experts and that the

ldquomost likely cause is poisonous organochlorine substancesrdquo

ldquoIt is one of the possibilitiesrdquo said Geeta Prasadini a public health director in Andhra Pradesh state adding they were awaiting test reports to ascertain the cause

She said no new serious cases have come to light in the past 24 hours A 45-year-old man died over the weekend

Organochlorines here are banned or restricted in many countries after research linked them to cancer and other poten-tial health risks However some of the pollutants remain in the environment for years and build up in animal and human body fat

India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the countryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

Saturday December 12 2020

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

HEALTH amp SCIENCE7Saturday December 12 2020

NATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

By David Shepardson

WASHINGTON DC - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai who oversaw the repeal of landmark US net neutrality rules and a series of key spectrum auctions to address growing wireless needs said he plans to leave the commission on Jan 20

Pairsquos departure will come the same day President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office Under

Pai the FCC voted 3-2 in 2017 to repeal the Obama administra-tionrsquos 2015 net neutrality rules barring internet service providers (ISPs) from blocking or slowing internet content or offering paid ldquofast lanesrdquo

The FCC voted in October to maintain the repeal ldquoIt is pa-tently obvious to all but the most devoted members of the net neu-trality cult that the case against the (net neutrality repeal) was a shamrdquo Pai said in October

FCC chairman Ajit Pai plans to step down Democrats are likely to attempt

to reinstate the 2015 rules when they take control of the FCC and argue they are crucial to main-taining an open internet

Pai who was tapped by Presi-dent Donald Trump to lead the agency in January 2017 had said the FCC needed to take a ldquoweed whackerrdquo to unneeded rules He oversaw the repeal of numerous prior regulations

Trump has pressed the FCC to adopt new rules to limit the legal

protections of social media com-panies like Twitter

Pai said in October his agency would move forward to set new rules to clarify the meaning of a key legal protection for social media companies but took no for-mal action

The Senate Commerce Com-mittee is set to vote on the nomi-nation of Nathan Simington a senior administration official to a seat on the FCC after Trump withdrew the nomination of FCC Commissioner Mike OrsquoRielly for another term after he made statements questioning the FCCrsquos

authority to move ahead with new social media regulations

In October 2017 Pai rejected Trumprsquos tweet the FCC could challenge the license of Comcast Corprsquos NBC over stories Trump asserted were not true

Pai convinced hundreds of internet providers to agree for months not to cancel service for customers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic

Pai also backed the $26 bil-lion tie-up of Sprint Corp and T-Mobile US after the companies agreed to deploy a next genera-tion 5G network

Corner Bakery sold to Pandya Restaurant group

Corner Bakery Cafe which has been struggling with office work-ers still at home during the pan-demic has been acquired by Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands the chain announced

Corner Bakery which had been owned by Roark Capital had re-portedly hired restructuring and financial advisors to explore stra-tegic alternatives including a sale

Pennsylvania-based Pan-dya Restaurant Growth Brands purchased Boston Market in April

ldquoOur acquisition of Corner Bak-

ery aligns with what we believe families are seeking-high-quality kitchen-crafted food and good consistent customer servicerdquo new owner Jignesh Pandya said in a statement

Details of the acquisition were not announced

Pandyarsquos group brings ldquoaccess to resources that we need to con-tinue to operate our business in this challenging environmentrdquo Corner Bakery CEO Frank Paci said in a statement

With the new investment Cor-ner Bakery will work on improv-

ing the guest experience menu development and growth of the brand Paci said

Real estate investor Pandya acquired Boston Market also a struggling chain in April from Sun Capital Partners Inc His company has owned Pizza Hut units as well as Checkers and Ral-lyrsquos stores

Roark Capital Group acquired Corner Bakery in 2011 from Il Fornaio Corporation The fast-ca-sual chain started in 1991 in Chi-cago and launched a franchising program in 2007

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai

DO YOU WANT PEACE OF MIND AND ACCURACY

CASH BALANCE PLANS SEPSIMPLE IRAS401K AND OTHER PLANSTAX PREPARATIONACCOUNTING

BGIBSONAFINTAX8479551950

1431 MCHENRY RD STE 213 BUFFALO GROVE IL 600891220 KENSINGTON RD SUITE 220 OAK BROOK IL 60523

WE SPECIALIZE IN

START YOUR TAX PLANNING NOW

CONTACT US

WWWAFINTAX

India Bulletin

SAVEyour DATE

Book a site tourTODAY

GALENA IL | EAGLERIDGECOM

8008922269

Nestled among rolling hills 25 hours west of Chicago in The Galena Territory near historic Galena Illinois Eagle Ridge Resort amp Spa is the Midwestrsquos premier setting for destination weddings Our beautifully appointed rooms elegant wedding venues world-class spa and serene setting will ensure memories to last a lifetime

8 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

MUMBAI - Indiarsquos Air Force asked Netfl ix to withdraw scenes from a fi lm on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses off ensive language in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country

The fi lm AK vs AK a mocku-mentary featuring Anil Kapoor playing an actor depicting an of-fi cer and director Anurag Kashy-

ap is scheduled to be released on Netfl ix later this month

Kapoor tweeted a trailer for the fi lm in which he appears bedraggled in a uniform and swears at Kashyap

On its offi cial Twitter account the Indian Air Force (IAF) re-sponded ldquoThe IAF uniform in this video is inaccurately donned and the language used is inappropriate This does not

conform to the behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India The related scenes need to be withdrawnrdquo

In separate tweets both Ka-poor and Netfl ix India said the fi lm did not intend to dis-respect the Indian Air Force ldquoI truly apologise for unin-tentionally hurting anyonersquos sentimentsrdquo Kapoor said in a video message on his Twitter

accountNetfl ix has faced at least

two legal challenges in recent months in India for a Bolly-wood fi lm depicting a female Air Force offi cer and a series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations

Separately last month the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh asked police to launch an investigation after complaints

over a scene in the Netfl ix series ldquoA Suitable Boyrdquo in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple

In November the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netfl ix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneyrsquos Disney+ Hotstar

Indian Air Force objects to Netflix film scenesasks for them to be withdrawn

FILE PHOTO The Netfl ix logo is seen on their offi ce in Hollywood Los Angeles California US on July 16 2018

Foreign diplomats to tourIndiarsquos COVID-19 vaccine facilities

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - More than 60 heads of foreign missions will visit manufacturing facilities in southern India on Wednes-day a government source said as one of the worldrsquos leading pharmaceutical centres steps up production of COVID-19 vaccines

India with the worldrsquos sec-ond-highest tally of 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus is reviewing applications from Pfi zer Inc AstraZeneca and Hy-derabad-based Bharat Biotech

for emergency useDiplomats will visit Biotechrsquos

facilities in Hyderabad where the fi rm is developing a shot called Covaxin in collaboration with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research the source briefed on the plans said

ldquoThere is a lot of interest in Indiarsquos vaccine development eff ortsrdquo the source said on Tuesday declining to be iden-tifi ed because of government rules

The visit would also include Biological E Ltdrsquos facility

where the fi rm is developing a vaccine in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas and US-based Dynavax Technologies Corp the source said

India may approve some coro-navirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be inocu-lated in the fi rst tranche federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday

Hydrabad is a major hub for pharmaceuticals in India the worldrsquos largest generic drug manufacturer

HEALTH amp SCIENCE9

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

MUMBAI - India may ap-prove some coronavirus vac-cines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the coun-tryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

ldquoThere are multiple vaccine candidates in different stages of

development and some of them may get licensed in the next few weeksrdquo federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press briefing in New Delhi

Over the weekend Pfizer Inc sought emergency-use authori-sation in India followed by As-tra Zenecarsquos Covishield vaccine which is being manufactured in

India could authorise vaccines in weeks 300 million on priority listIndia by the Serum Institute of India

Bhushan said Indiarsquos Bharat Biotech has also sought emer-gency-use authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine called Co-vaxin which it is developing in collaboration with the gov-ernment-run Indian Council of

Medical ResearchIndian Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modirsquos government has identified 300 million people including healthcare workers policemen and citizens above the age of 50 who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis Bhushan said

ldquoEvery single Indian who needs to be vaccinated will be vaccinatedrdquo Bhushan said adding that the government ex-pected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete

More than 154000 health-

care workers had been identified to help conduct the vaccina-tion drive and the country had enough cold chain capacity to innoculate the first 30 million people Bhushan said

India has recorded 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus - the second highest in the world - and more than 140000 people have died of COVID-19

On Tuesday the country re-ported 26567 new infections the lowest daily increase since July 10 according to a Reuters tally

Indian doctors find lead nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness

By Jatindra Dashand Sudarshan Varadhan

BHUBANESWAR - Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospi-talised due to an unknown illness in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh

Teams of doctors including those from New Delhirsquos premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are investigat-ing the death of one person and hospitalisation of more than 400 in the past few days

Andhra Pradeshrsquos state govern-ment said on Tuesday the AIIMS

team had found traces of lead and nickel in their samples while a second hospital is also running similar tests

The illness has infected more than 300 children with most of them suffering from dizzi-ness fainting spells headaches and vomiting They have tested negative for COVID-19

High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair develop-ment of brains nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs

Earlier on Tuesday federal law-maker GVL Narasimha Rao who is from the state said on Twitter that he had spoken with govern-ment medical experts and that the

ldquomost likely cause is poisonous organochlorine substancesrdquo

ldquoIt is one of the possibilitiesrdquo said Geeta Prasadini a public health director in Andhra Pradesh state adding they were awaiting test reports to ascertain the cause

She said no new serious cases have come to light in the past 24 hours A 45-year-old man died over the weekend

Organochlorines here are banned or restricted in many countries after research linked them to cancer and other poten-tial health risks However some of the pollutants remain in the environment for years and build up in animal and human body fat

India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the countryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

Saturday December 12 2020

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

India Bulletin

SAVEyour DATE

Book a site tourTODAY

GALENA IL | EAGLERIDGECOM

8008922269

Nestled among rolling hills 25 hours west of Chicago in The Galena Territory near historic Galena Illinois Eagle Ridge Resort amp Spa is the Midwestrsquos premier setting for destination weddings Our beautifully appointed rooms elegant wedding venues world-class spa and serene setting will ensure memories to last a lifetime

8 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

MUMBAI - Indiarsquos Air Force asked Netfl ix to withdraw scenes from a fi lm on Wednesday in which a veteran Bollywood actor wearing a military uniform uses off ensive language in the latest controversy for the streaming platform in the country

The fi lm AK vs AK a mocku-mentary featuring Anil Kapoor playing an actor depicting an of-fi cer and director Anurag Kashy-

ap is scheduled to be released on Netfl ix later this month

Kapoor tweeted a trailer for the fi lm in which he appears bedraggled in a uniform and swears at Kashyap

On its offi cial Twitter account the Indian Air Force (IAF) re-sponded ldquoThe IAF uniform in this video is inaccurately donned and the language used is inappropriate This does not

conform to the behavioural norms of those in the Armed Forces of India The related scenes need to be withdrawnrdquo

In separate tweets both Ka-poor and Netfl ix India said the fi lm did not intend to dis-respect the Indian Air Force ldquoI truly apologise for unin-tentionally hurting anyonersquos sentimentsrdquo Kapoor said in a video message on his Twitter

accountNetfl ix has faced at least

two legal challenges in recent months in India for a Bolly-wood fi lm depicting a female Air Force offi cer and a series on four Indian tycoons facing fraud allegations

Separately last month the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh asked police to launch an investigation after complaints

over a scene in the Netfl ix series ldquoA Suitable Boyrdquo in which a Hindu girl kisses a Muslim boy against the backdrop of a Hindu temple

In November the Indian government announced rules to regulate content on video streaming platforms including Netfl ix Amazon Prime Video and Walt Disneyrsquos Disney+ Hotstar

Indian Air Force objects to Netflix film scenesasks for them to be withdrawn

FILE PHOTO The Netfl ix logo is seen on their offi ce in Hollywood Los Angeles California US on July 16 2018

Foreign diplomats to tourIndiarsquos COVID-19 vaccine facilities

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - More than 60 heads of foreign missions will visit manufacturing facilities in southern India on Wednes-day a government source said as one of the worldrsquos leading pharmaceutical centres steps up production of COVID-19 vaccines

India with the worldrsquos sec-ond-highest tally of 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus is reviewing applications from Pfi zer Inc AstraZeneca and Hy-derabad-based Bharat Biotech

for emergency useDiplomats will visit Biotechrsquos

facilities in Hyderabad where the fi rm is developing a shot called Covaxin in collaboration with the government-run Indian Council of Medical Research the source briefed on the plans said

ldquoThere is a lot of interest in Indiarsquos vaccine development eff ortsrdquo the source said on Tuesday declining to be iden-tifi ed because of government rules

The visit would also include Biological E Ltdrsquos facility

where the fi rm is developing a vaccine in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston Texas and US-based Dynavax Technologies Corp the source said

India may approve some coro-navirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be inocu-lated in the fi rst tranche federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said on Tuesday

Hydrabad is a major hub for pharmaceuticals in India the worldrsquos largest generic drug manufacturer

HEALTH amp SCIENCE9

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

MUMBAI - India may ap-prove some coronavirus vac-cines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the coun-tryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

ldquoThere are multiple vaccine candidates in different stages of

development and some of them may get licensed in the next few weeksrdquo federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press briefing in New Delhi

Over the weekend Pfizer Inc sought emergency-use authori-sation in India followed by As-tra Zenecarsquos Covishield vaccine which is being manufactured in

India could authorise vaccines in weeks 300 million on priority listIndia by the Serum Institute of India

Bhushan said Indiarsquos Bharat Biotech has also sought emer-gency-use authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine called Co-vaxin which it is developing in collaboration with the gov-ernment-run Indian Council of

Medical ResearchIndian Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modirsquos government has identified 300 million people including healthcare workers policemen and citizens above the age of 50 who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis Bhushan said

ldquoEvery single Indian who needs to be vaccinated will be vaccinatedrdquo Bhushan said adding that the government ex-pected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete

More than 154000 health-

care workers had been identified to help conduct the vaccina-tion drive and the country had enough cold chain capacity to innoculate the first 30 million people Bhushan said

India has recorded 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus - the second highest in the world - and more than 140000 people have died of COVID-19

On Tuesday the country re-ported 26567 new infections the lowest daily increase since July 10 according to a Reuters tally

Indian doctors find lead nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness

By Jatindra Dashand Sudarshan Varadhan

BHUBANESWAR - Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospi-talised due to an unknown illness in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh

Teams of doctors including those from New Delhirsquos premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are investigat-ing the death of one person and hospitalisation of more than 400 in the past few days

Andhra Pradeshrsquos state govern-ment said on Tuesday the AIIMS

team had found traces of lead and nickel in their samples while a second hospital is also running similar tests

The illness has infected more than 300 children with most of them suffering from dizzi-ness fainting spells headaches and vomiting They have tested negative for COVID-19

High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair develop-ment of brains nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs

Earlier on Tuesday federal law-maker GVL Narasimha Rao who is from the state said on Twitter that he had spoken with govern-ment medical experts and that the

ldquomost likely cause is poisonous organochlorine substancesrdquo

ldquoIt is one of the possibilitiesrdquo said Geeta Prasadini a public health director in Andhra Pradesh state adding they were awaiting test reports to ascertain the cause

She said no new serious cases have come to light in the past 24 hours A 45-year-old man died over the weekend

Organochlorines here are banned or restricted in many countries after research linked them to cancer and other poten-tial health risks However some of the pollutants remain in the environment for years and build up in animal and human body fat

India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the countryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

Saturday December 12 2020

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

HEALTH amp SCIENCE9

INTERNATIONAL NEWSIndia Bulletin

MUMBAI - India may ap-prove some coronavirus vac-cines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the coun-tryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

ldquoThere are multiple vaccine candidates in different stages of

development and some of them may get licensed in the next few weeksrdquo federal health secretary Rajesh Bhushan told a press briefing in New Delhi

Over the weekend Pfizer Inc sought emergency-use authori-sation in India followed by As-tra Zenecarsquos Covishield vaccine which is being manufactured in

India could authorise vaccines in weeks 300 million on priority listIndia by the Serum Institute of India

Bhushan said Indiarsquos Bharat Biotech has also sought emer-gency-use authorization from the Indian drug regulator for its COVID-19 vaccine called Co-vaxin which it is developing in collaboration with the gov-ernment-run Indian Council of

Medical ResearchIndian Prime Minister Nar-

endra Modirsquos government has identified 300 million people including healthcare workers policemen and citizens above the age of 50 who would be administered a vaccine on a priority basis Bhushan said

ldquoEvery single Indian who needs to be vaccinated will be vaccinatedrdquo Bhushan said adding that the government ex-pected the vaccination process to take over a year to complete

More than 154000 health-

care workers had been identified to help conduct the vaccina-tion drive and the country had enough cold chain capacity to innoculate the first 30 million people Bhushan said

India has recorded 97 million cases of the novel coronavirus - the second highest in the world - and more than 140000 people have died of COVID-19

On Tuesday the country re-ported 26567 new infections the lowest daily increase since July 10 according to a Reuters tally

Indian doctors find lead nickel in blood samples after hundreds suffer mystery illness

By Jatindra Dashand Sudarshan Varadhan

BHUBANESWAR - Indian authorities said on Tuesday they found traces of lead and nickel particles in blood samples after hundreds of people were hospi-talised due to an unknown illness in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh

Teams of doctors including those from New Delhirsquos premier All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are investigat-ing the death of one person and hospitalisation of more than 400 in the past few days

Andhra Pradeshrsquos state govern-ment said on Tuesday the AIIMS

team had found traces of lead and nickel in their samples while a second hospital is also running similar tests

The illness has infected more than 300 children with most of them suffering from dizzi-ness fainting spells headaches and vomiting They have tested negative for COVID-19

High levels of lead in the bloodstream can impair develop-ment of brains nervous systems and vital organs such as heart and lungs

Earlier on Tuesday federal law-maker GVL Narasimha Rao who is from the state said on Twitter that he had spoken with govern-ment medical experts and that the

ldquomost likely cause is poisonous organochlorine substancesrdquo

ldquoIt is one of the possibilitiesrdquo said Geeta Prasadini a public health director in Andhra Pradesh state adding they were awaiting test reports to ascertain the cause

She said no new serious cases have come to light in the past 24 hours A 45-year-old man died over the weekend

Organochlorines here are banned or restricted in many countries after research linked them to cancer and other poten-tial health risks However some of the pollutants remain in the environment for years and build up in animal and human body fat

India may approve some coronavirus vaccines over the next few weeks and an estimated 300 million people would be innoculated in the first tranche the countryrsquos top health official said on Tuesday

Saturday December 12 2020

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

By Mayank Bhardwaj

NEW DELHI - Thousands of Indian farmers angered by farm laws that they say threaten their livelihoods have intensified their protests by blocking highways and camping out on the outskirts of the capital Delhi

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of protesting farmersrsquo unions have held several rounds of talks but have not made any progress in breaking the dead-

lock over the set of laws passed by parliament in September

Although various farmer unions have supported the pro-test the agitation is largely led by the growers of relatively well-off states of Punjab and Haryana in Indiarsquos north

Every year the Indian govern-ment spends billions of dollars on buying millions of tonnes of rice and wheat from Punjab and Haryana and the worldrsquos most expensive food procure-ment program has now become

the centrepiece of Indiarsquos biggest farmersrsquo protest in years

After calculating the cost of cultivation the state-run Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) an-nounces Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for more than 22 commodities yearly to set a benchmark

Although every year the CACP announces MSPs for most crops the Food Corporation of India (FCI) the main state-run

grain procurement agency buys only rice and wheat at those pric-es due to a lack of storage and funds

After buying rice and wheat from farmers at MSPs the FCI sells the staples at highly sub-sidised prices to the poor The government compensates the FCI for its losses

Guaranteed prices offered by the FCI encourage farmers to pro-duce large quantities of rice and wheat Higher production puts

pressure on the FCI to buy extra supplies from farmers resulting in overflowing state warehouses and a ballooning subsidy bill that often pushes up the budget deficit

Despite sitting on massive mounds of rice and wheat the FCI finds it challenging to export as the annual rise in MSPs and its own storage costs make FCIrsquos rice and wheat more expen-sive than world prices making overseas sales uneconomic

Indiarsquos multi-billion dollar food program is at the heart of farmersrsquo protests

India Bulletin

Farmers protest against the newly passed farm bills at Singhu border near Delhi India on December 4 2020

India formally protests to Canada over Trudeau remarks on farm protests

By Sanjeev Miglani

NEW DELHI - India sum-moned Canadarsquos ambassador last Friday and said comments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over protests by farm-ers near Delhi were an interfer-ence in its domestic affairs and would seriously hurt bilateral ties

Trudeau speaking to the In-dian community in Canada said this week that he was concerned about the farmers most of them from the Sikh-dominated state of Punjab camped out on the

outskirts of Delhi in a protest against farm reforms

The Indian foreign ministry said in a statement that com-ments on ldquoissues relating to In-dian farmers constitute an un-acceptable interference in our internal affairsrdquo

India and Canada have warm ties but in recent years there has been concern in India that some Sikh leaders in Canada have ties to separatist groups hostile to India

Canada is home to an influen-tial Sikh community and Indian leaders say there are some fringe

groups there that are still sympa-thetic to the cause of an indepen-dent Sikh state called Khalistan carved out of India

The Indian foreign ministry said comments made by Trudeau and other leaders had embold-ened radical groups and they were a risk to its diplomatic staff based in Canada

ldquoWe expect the Canadian Government to ensure the full-est security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political lead-ers to refrain from pronounce-ments that legitimize extremist activismrdquo it said

Oer valid only while supplies last Limit one per household Must be first time purchase Minimum spend amount applies Financing subject to third party credit approval Some financing options cannot be combined with other oers and may require minimum monthly payments All oers subject to change prior to purchase See AmericanStandardShowerscom for other restrictions and for licensing warranty and company information CSLB B982796 Suolk NY 55431HNYCHIC 2022748-DCA Safety Tubs Co LLC does not sell in Nassau NY Westchester NY Putnam NY Rockland NY

ENJOYING A NEW SHOWER IS EASIER THAN YOU THINK

NEW

SHOWER DESIGN

FREE IN-HOME DESIGNCONSULTATION-CALL TODAY

150 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

newshowerdealcomindia | 877-465-0776

reg

Schedule Your FREE Design Consultation

(833) 545-1062

AN ORGANIZED HOME IS A HAPPY HOME

50 OFFINSTALLATION

Limit one offer per household Must purchase 5+ ClassicDesigner Shelves

EXP 123120

10 Saturday December 12 2020

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 11

LOOKING TO BUY SELL OR LEASE REAL ESTATEYBRS Realty is your one stop full service licensed real estate brokerage firm

for all your Residential amp Commercial needs in the suburbs amp city

copy2020 YBRS Realty Inc All Rights Reserved

FOR SALE PRICEREDUCED FOR SALE FOR LEASE LEASED LEASED SOLD

SOLDSOLD SOLD SOLD SOLDSOLD

HUNTLEY11312 E MAIN ST208 acres of vacant landAsking price S100000

WEST DUNDEE715 W MAIN ST 2600 sq ft property ideal for a livework unitAsking price $225000

SKOKIE3340 MAIN ST Approx 1200 sq ft office space available

SKOKIE8111 ST LOUIS AVE 1754 sq ft warehouse unit leased for 1 year

SKOKIEOPTIMA TOWERS9715 WOODS DRLuxurious 2 bedroom 2 baths city skyline view condo leased for 1 year

CHICAGO5525 W ROSCOE ST New 2 story addition in the heart of Portage ParkSold $549000

CHICAGO2321 S CENTRAL PARK AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $147500

CHICAGO1247 S HOMAN AVEMulti Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $125000

CHICAGO5813 W WASHINGTON AVE Multi Family 3 Unit BuildingSold $108101

CHICAGO6657 SWABASH AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in less than 15 daysSold $49100

DOLTON15635 DOBSON AVESingle Family Home3 brs 2 ba Listed and closed in exactly 60 daysSold $89000

CHICAGO5531 W ROSCOE STSingle Family Home3 brs 1 ba Listed and closed in less than 30 daysSold $250000

STARCK REAL ESTATE

SALVI TEAM

KAL SALVI 8476302695

PAYAL SALVI3123880210

ARCH SALVI6305447853

kalsalvi76hotmailcom

LOOKING FORREAL ESTATEPROFESSIONALS

YOU CAN TRUST

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SELL AND BUY

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

Bollywood BeatRhea Chakraborty was one of the most searched

personalities on Google in 2020 beating Kangana RanautGoogle India released their year ender

list revealing the most searched personali-ties of the year in the country In the top 10 list fi ve spots have been taken in by Bol-lywood celebrities including singer Kanika Kapoor and actors Amitabh Bachchan Rhea Chakraborty Ankita Lokhande and Kangana Ranaut

Rhea Chakraborty acquired the number seven spot beating Kangana Ranaut who is placed at number 10 Rhea made headlines this year after the demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput whom she was dating The actress was accused of abetment to suicide by the late actorrsquos family The case gained a massive momentum on social media lead-ing to the CBI taking over the case from the Mumbai Police The case was later taken up by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) as well The NCB arrested Rhea Chakraborty and her brother in September for alleged role in

a drug case related to Rajputrsquos death Rhea was let go on bail after spending a month in prison Ever since the actress has not been spotted in the public eye

On the other hand Kangana Ranaut has

been making headlines for her opinion on everything under the sun The actress gave several interviews and even voiced her opinion through her Twitter handle about the fi lm industry post the demise of Sushant

Sonu Sood has been help-ing the migrants and others in need since the lockdown was imposed Even though he has usually portrayed the role of an antagonist in most of his proj-ects he has turned out to be a messiah for the citizens From providing food and transporta-tion to helping the migrants restore their jobs Sonu Sood has been in the news for all

the right reasonsThe actor has now gone a step

ahead to help the needy and has mortgaged 8 of his properties to raise a whopping amount ofRs 10 crores

As per reports Sonu Sood has mortgaged two shops on the ground fl oor and six fl ats in CGHS located along AB Road near Iskcon Temple in Juhu Mumbai

Sonu Sood mortgages six flats and two shops in Juhu in an effort to raise Rs 10 crores to help the needy

Bollywood TriviaOn which battle is the movie

lsquoKesarirsquo based on

Answer 4

1) Battle of Panipat2) Battle of Aligarh3) World War 2 4) Battle of SaragrhiWhich actor plays blind in

movie lsquoAndhadhunrsquo

Answer 3

1) Akshay Kumar2) Vicky Kaushal3) Ayushman Khurrana4) Tiger Shroff

UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUTBOLLYWOODCELEBRITIES

During his time in prison he

was allowed to carry electronic cigarettes citing migraine attacks and withdrawal

symptoms

Madhuri Dixit has won six Filmfare Awards She is

said to be the only actress in Bollywood

with the most Filmfare award

nominations with the count at 13

NBSA directs three news channels to air

apology to Rakul

In a big win for actress Rakul Preet Singh the News Broad-casting Standards Authority (NBSA) has directed Zee News Zee 24 Tas and Zee Hindustan to air an apology on December 17 for their ldquovilifying reports link-ing her to drugs and SSR caserdquo In September when Singh was summoned by the Narcot-ics Control Bureau (NCB) she moved Delhi HC seeking direc-tion to stop media reports link-ing her with the drugs case call-ing them defamatory

The NBSA also provided the three ZEE news channels with a statement that had to be aired on December 17 ldquoWe apolo-gise for the manner in which the HashtagsTaglines and Im-ages were telecast while report-ing the ongoing investigation of Rhea Chakrabortyrsquos narcotic drugs case The telecasts vio-lated the Code of Ethics and Broadcasting Standards requir-ing broadcasters to maintain neutrality impartiality accuracy and fairness the Specifi c Guide-lines Covering Reportage and Specifi c Guidelines for Report-ing Court Proceedings We clari-fy that there was no intention on our part to sensationalise the is-sue or to prejudice the investiga-tion in any manner We reiterate our commitment to uphold every individuals right to fair trial and reputation while reporting about matters under investigationrdquo

The channels were also given a warning by NBSA and told them to be careful while tele-casting such misleading tag-lines and images in future

Hrithik Roshan to feature in a quadruple role in Krrish 4

Hrithik Roshan can easily be termed as Indiarsquos fi rst superhero thanks to his fi lm Krrish Since its release the actorrsquos fan follow-ing has increased along with a de-mand for the Krrish franchise to continue In fact post the release and subsequent success of Krrish 3 Rakesh Roshan had confi rmed that they were looking at making Krrish 4

In fact we at Bollywood Hun-gama had exclusively informed you that Rakesh Roshan was ac-tively working on the script of the fi lm Now we hear that Krrish 4 will have an added spectacle with Hrithik Roshan set to play a quadruple role But if that wasnrsquot all we also hear that the fi lm will introduce a female superhero as well

12 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

Bollywood Beat

Actor Varun Dhawan who was recently shooting in Chan-digarh for Jug Jugg Jeeyo has confirmed that he tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking all the precautions to recover

Taking to Instagram and sharing a screenshot from a vid-eo call Varun Dhawan wrote in the caption ldquoSo as I returned to work in the pandemic era I have contracted covid-19 All precautions were taken by the production but still nothing is certain in life especially not co-vid-19 So please be extra care-ful I believe I could have been more careful I see the get well soon messages and my spirits are high taking each day at a time thank urdquo

Neetu Kapoor and director Raj Mehta also tested posi-tive for COVID-19 and have returned to Mumbai They are all in recovery as the shoot of Jug Jugg Jeeyo has come to a halt

Varun Dhawan tested positive for

COVID-19

Upcoming FilmsThalaivi

Kangana Ranautand Vijay Deverakonda

RadheSalman Khan

Disha Patani Jackie Shroff and Randeep Hooda

83Ranveer Singh

and Deepika Padukone

Coolie No 1Sara Ali Khan

Varun Dhawan and Paresh Rawal

MaidaanAjay Devgn Priyamani

and Keerthy Suresh

Bachchan PandeyAkshay Kumar Bobby Deol

and Riteish Deshmukh

Bell BottomAkshay Kumar Vaani Kapoor Huma Qureshi and Lara Dutta

Satyameva Jayate 2John Abraham Manoj Bajpai

and Divya Khosla Kumar

BrahmastraRanbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt and

Amitabh Bachchan

MOVIE REVIEW

Itrsquos been eight months since

the last big Hindi film Angrezi Medium hit screens Once the lockdown kicked in films be-gan to go online even the ones starring A-listers But produc-ers of some small films decided to wait for cinemas to reopen Last month cinemas finally got the go-ahead in most parts of the country while on November 5 the prime state of Maharashtra too gave its nod This prompted Zee Studios to release Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari on Diwali on the big screen The trailer of the film has been impressive and carries a good vibe So does Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari manage to en-tertain and give viewers a good time Or does it falter Letrsquos analyse

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari is the story of a feud between a wedding detective and a dairy owner The year is 1995 Suraj Singh Dhillon (Diljit Dosanjh) is a single guy from Mumbai and the heir of Jai Mata Rani Doodh Bhandar He lives with his fa-ther Gurnaam Dhillon (Manoj Pahwa) mother Yeshodha Dhil-lon (Seema Pahwa) and sister Guddi (Vanshika Sharma) His parents are looking for a right match but their efforts are futile

Surajs sidekick Sukhi (Manuj Sharma) tells him to be cool and a bad boy and that it would help attract girls Suraj likes the idea and as part of his stint as a cool bad boy he breaks the traf-fic signal and consumes alcohol in front of a girlrsquos college Mean-while his parents find a match for him An excited Suraj goes to the girlrsquos house with his par-ents But the girlrsquos parents refuse their proposal because they had the pictures of Suraj while he was in his bad boy avatar Suraj is dejected and is dying to know who clicked his pictures after all After cajoling the Pandit Dubey ji (Neeraj Sood) he gets to know that itrsquos none other than Madhu Mangal Rane (Manoj Bajpayee) a wedding detective He believes itrsquos his job to find flaws in the to-be grooms and thus save the lives of gullible girls and their families Suraj wants revenge but doesnrsquot know how He then realizes that Mangal has a sis-ter Tulshi Rane (Fatima Sana Shaikh) He decides to fake a relationship with her in order to get back at Mangal However he falls for her in real He expresses his love to Tulshi She however is hiding a shocking secret about her life and passion This secret gives Suraj the much needed op-portunity to damage Mangals reputation At the same time it can also dent his marriage pros-pects with Tulshi What happens next forms the rest of the film

Shokhi Banerjees story is very interesting and entertaining One might feel that the makers revealed almost the whole plot in the trailer But thatrsquos not the case as the film has a lot more to of-fer Rohan Shankars screenplay is entertaining for most parts The various twists and dramatic points are well fleshed out How-ever a few rough edges remain Also the humour quotient is lim-ited Rohan Shankars dialogues are hilarious and a few of them are sure to induce claps

Abhishek Sharmas direction is neat He deserves brownie

points for keeping the mood of the film light from start to finish The film never gets too heavy even in no-nonsense situations Also the film is replete with some very quirky characters and he makes good use of them to add to the fun Moreover the film cel-ebrates the Marathi culture and the middle-class lifestyle of the city It fondly also reminds one of the simple slice-of-life films made by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee On the flip-side some of the portions of the first half arenrsquot upto the mark es-pecially the lsquoBad Boyrsquo sequence A few developments are hard to digest especially the track of the professor deciding not to take any action against his wife despite the latter cheating on him Also the manner in which Madhu plans the breaking off the engagement ceremony of his sister is a bit too much Mangalrsquos change of heart

in the climax also comes across as very unconvincing Thank-fully the Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge [1995] inspired climax makes up for it

Anshuman Mahaleys cin-ematography is first-rate Rajat Poddars production design is authentic and reminds one of the 90s Vijay Gangulys choreogra-phy is appealing in Basanti Jia Bhagia and Mallika Chauhans costumes are realistic for all the characters Fatemarsquos clothes however donrsquot seem to be of 1995 but nevertheless looks glamorous Rameshwar Bhagats editing is fair

On the whole Suraj Pe Man-gal Bhari is a decent entertain-er and a clean family film that works because of its plot the depiction of the mid-90s era and the performances

BannerZee Studios

ProducerShariq Patel

DirectorAbhishek Sharma

StarringManoj Bajpayee

Diljit DosanjhFatima Sana Shaikh

Music ByJaved - Mohsin

Kingshuk Chakravarty

Released DateNovember 15 2020

Suraj Pe Mangal Bhari

Rating

Kriti Sanon tests positive for

COVID-19Actress Kriti Sanon who

wrapped up the Chandigarh schedule of her upcoming film with Rajkummar Rao on Sun-day has tested positive for CO-VID-19

Taking to her social me-dia Kriti Sanon informed her fans of her condition and has said that she is quar-antining as per the BMCrsquos orders

Celebrity BirthdaysDecember 12thRajinikanth (1950)

December 13thMeghna Gulzar (1973)

December 14thSameera Reddy (1978)

December 16thHarshdeep Kaur (1986)

December 17thJohn Abraham (1972)

December 24thAnil Kapoor (1956)

December 25thNagma (1974)

December 18thRicha Chadda (1986)

December 19thMahie Gill (1975) Iman Ali (1980)

December 20thSohail Khan (1970)

December 21stGovinda (1963) Karishma Tanna (1983)

13India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

ENTERTAINMENT

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

Biz Briefs

India and Australia are in dis-cussions for a bilateral free trade agreement Indian Foreign Min-ister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Wednesday following New Delhirsquos decision to walk out of a China-backed trade bloc

ldquoThere is a discussion on a free trade agreement a bilat-eral free trade agreement as well because as you know we didnrsquot sign the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Part-nership)rdquo Jaishankar said in an interview with Australia-based Lowy Institute a foreign policy research group

IndiGo to reach normal domestic

capacity soonIndiarsquos biggest airline IndiGo

expects to reach 80 of usual do-mestic capacity by the end of the month but international capacity is running at just a fi fth of normal levels because of the pandemic its chief executive said

The airline hopes to reach 100 of normal domestic capacity by early next year and 100 of its usual international capacity by the end of 2021 Chief Executive Ronojoy Dutta said

The low-cost airline owned by Interglobe Aviation Ltd re-ported last month a loss of 1195 billion rupees ($16245 million) in the second quarter ended Sept 30 as pandemic curbs dented its operations

IndiGo said at the time it ex-pected third-quarter capacity to be around 60 of period a year earlier But the Indian government soon after lifted its domestic ca-pacity cap to 70 and again last week to 80

India in talks with Australia for free trade

If you need legal representation put an aggressiveexperienced lawyer on your team The Law Office of

Priya Warman PC is a full-service law firm servicingDuPage Will and Kane counties

Areas of practice include bull Civil Litigation bull Business Lawbull Collections bull Employment Law bull Estate Planning and POAs

bull Family Law bull Guardianships bull Real Estate bull School Lawbull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

THE WARMAN LAW OFFICE WILL FIGHT FOR YOU

bull Special NeedsGifted Student Advocacy

Your Best Interest is our Only InterestContact us today for all your legal needs

7501 Lemont Road Suite 252Woodridge IL 60517

630-664-7777

HEALTH amp SCIENCEBUSINESS14 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

WASHINGTON - IBM and US offi cials are sounding the alarm over hackers targeting companies critical to the distribu-tion of COVID-19 vaccines

IBM said last Thursday that the campaign was a sign that digital spies are turning their attention to the complex logistical work in-volved in inoculating the worldrsquos population against the novel coronavirus although some out-side experts questioned whether that was the hackersrsquo focus

In a blog post here published last Thursday IBM said it had uncovered ldquoa global phishing campaignrdquo focused on organi-zations associated with the CO-VID-19 vaccine ldquocold chainrdquo - the process needed to keep vaccine doses at extremely cold temperatures as they travel from manufacturers to peoplersquos arms

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency reposted the report warning here members of Operation Warp Speed - the US governmentrsquos

national vaccine mission - to be on the lookout

Other cybsecurity experts expressed some skepticism however of IBMrsquos fi ndings

Joe Slowik a researcher at on-line threat intelligence fi rm Do-mainTools said he believed IBM had stumbled upon ldquoa subset of activityrdquo that was part of a much wider campaign ldquowhich may not be focused on vaccines or similar activityrdquo

While ldquodefi nitely maliciousrdquo Slowik said he was not convinced it was specifi cally focused on vaccine distribution

Who is behind the espionage is not clear Messages sent to the email addresses used by the hackers were not returned

Understanding how to build a secure cold chain is fundamental to distributing vaccines devel-oped by the likes of Pfi zer Inc and BioNTech because the shots need to be stored at minus 70 de-grees Celsius (-94 F) or below to avoid spoiling

Hackers target groups in COVID-19 vaccine distribution says IBM

IBMrsquos cybersecurity unit said it had detected an advanced group of hackers working to gather in-formation about diff erent aspects of the cold chain using meticu-lously crafted booby-trapped emails sent in the name of an ex-ecutive with Haier Biomedical a Chinese cold chain provider that specializes in vaccine transport

and biological sample storageHaier Medical did not return

messages seeking commentTargets included companies

involved in the manufacture of solar panels which are used to power vaccine refrigerators in warm countries and petrochemi-cal products that could be used to derive dry ice

Amazon eyes potential $100 million investment in Indiarsquos Apollo Pharmacy

BENGALURU - Amazoncom Inc is considering a nearly $100 million investment in In-diarsquos pharmacy chain Apollo Pharmacy facing up to Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Group in the countryrsquos fast-growing drug market the Economic Times re-ported on Wednesday citing two people aware of the plans

Amazon already delivers med-icines in India and the potential investment would come amid rising competition from Muke-sh Ambanirsquos Reliance which bought a majority stake in online pharmacy Netmeds

Tata Group here meanwhile

was reportedly in talks to pick up a majority stake in e-pharma-cy fi rm 1mg

Both Amazon and Apollo Hospitals which owns Apollo Pharmacy declined to comment

The growth of e-pharmacies however has left many Indian trader groups feeling threatened who say online drugstores can contribute to medicine sales without proper verifi cation and the entry of large players can cause unemployment in the sector

Amazonrsquos plan to further ex-pand in India also comes close on the heels of its launch of an online pharmacy to deliver pre-scription drugs in the United States increasing competi-tion with drug retailers such as Walgreens CVS Health and Walmart

Amazong seeks investment in India in Pharmaceutical sector

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

HEALTH amp SCIENCE15Saturday December 12 2020

BUSINESSIndia Bulletin

STEVEN H JESSERATTORNEY AT LAW PC

SERVICESbull BUSINESS LAWBUSINESS SALESSPURCHASESbull APPEALSbull FEDERAL COURT LITIGATIONbull EDUCATIONSCHOOL LAWbull VACCINE INJURIESbull ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS AND ZONING

STEVEN H JESSER2700 PATRIOT BLVD SUITE 250GLENVIEW IL 60026

847742470200 shjsjessercom wwwsjessercom

ATTORNEY AT LAW PC

By Paritosh Bansaland Aftab Ahmed

NEW YORK - Indiarsquos econ-omy will return to growth in 202122 after a sharp con-traction in the latest year and higher public spending will lay the foundation for stronger growth in the next four to five years Finance Minister Nirma-la Sitharaman told Reuters last Thursday

With the worldrsquos second high-est number of coronavirus cases despite a severe lockdown of its 13 billion people early in the pandemic Indiarsquos economy is expected to contract nearly 10 in the 202021 financial year

But a recovery is taking hold now Sitharaman told the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit 2021

ldquoI would think 2021-22 will be very big good traction year

Indiarsquos economy on the rebound govt focuses on spending Sitharamanfor achieving a really good rate of growth that itself is going to be a launching pad for 4-5 years of growing at a good speed pro-vided we do enough on the bud-get and spend on infrastructurerdquo she said She gave no numbers about how big a government spending increase she planned to propose

Because the Indian govern-ment was concerned about its budget deficit its stimulus to

fight the economic slump during the pandemic was more mod-est than those of other countries such as the United States Japan and the United Kingdom

Sitharaman suggested the government should spend more in the months ahead to boost the growth rate

ldquoI have to be conscious that if I donrsquot spend now then the stim-ulus is meaningless if I donrsquot spend now the revival is going to get deferred and we canrsquot afford thatrdquo

The pace of the recovery would however depend on de-

velopment and adequate sup-ply of coronavirus vaccines economists say

India does not yet have a vac-cine purchase contract with any company but has said it will rely mainly on five being tested in the country including the Oxford-AstraZeneca one and Russiarsquos Sputnik V

Sitharaman said the govern-ment was bulking up the logis-tics including sufficient cold storage facilities to ensure de-livery of the vaccine down to the village councils across the country

RBI holds rates says will ensure ample liquidityMUMBAI - The Reserve Bank

of India (RBI) kept its key interest rates steady as widely expected last Friday amid persistently high inflation but said it will ensure ample liquidity is provided to stressed sectors to keep a nascent economic recovery on track

Its monetary policy committee decided to retain an accommoda-tive policy stance at least for the current financial year and into the next to revive growth on a du-rable basis while ensuring that inflation remains within target Governor Shaktikanta Das said in an online briefing

Das said the economy was re-bounding faster than expected

from a coronavirus-induced slump earlier in the year but warned signs of recovery were far from being broad based CO-VID-19 infections are also con-tinuing to climb with the tally now 957 million people

Das said MPC members voted unanimously to hold rates and re-tain the stance The key lending rate of the RBI or the repo rate was left unchanged at 4 while the reverse repo rate or the key borrowing rate stayed at 335

ldquoThe MPC is of the view that inflation is likely to remain el-evated barring transient relief in the winter months from prices of perishablesrdquo Das said

ldquoThis constrains monetary pol-icy at the current juncture from using the space available to act in support of growthrdquo

Indian stocks extended earlier gains to hit record highs after the decision while the Indian rupee strengthened slightly to 7376 against the dollar The bench-mark 10-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 590

Das announced measures to help improve access to funding for stressed sectors and said the RBI will take further steps when necessary to ensure ample rupee liquidity to sustain visible growth impulses without impacting inflation

Nirmala Sitharaman

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

16

Aries (March 21 to April 20)The coming week brings some rewards for the Aries-born indi-viduals There is great satisfaction from your own performance and it reflects in your self-confidence There is positive feedback from superiors and admiration received at work

Taurus (April 21 to May 21)The Taurus-born folk will need to stop being reclusive if you want to move ahead It is time to move on from the past and thatrsquos how simple and straight it gets You will need to brainstorm with people around to get best results where work strategy is concerned

Gemini (May 22 to June 21)It is a good time for individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You win laurels for your good work and visionary ideas People are keen to join hands and allocate some precious resources towards your cause

Cancer (June 22 to July 22)Now this is one time where the mind will be on an overdrive for the Cancer-born folk This will be both good and tricky as well You are keen on developing some work-related idea and there is encouragement from some new people you have met

Leo (July 23 to August 22)The coming week sees the Leos in a new avatar of sorts Although you may not be happy with the way things are at work place you still try and set them right There is a definite increase in patience and tolerance levels

Virgo (August 23 to September 23)There is much good waiting to happen and it will provided that the Virgos have adapted to the changes around Whether you like it or not changes will happen There could be short-distance travel

Libra (September 24 to October 23)The coming week takes on a beautiful turn as the Libra people get drawn inwards into the spiritual realm You would be doing well at work but there is a quiet yet strong development taking your focus towards your inner being

Scorpio (October 24 to November 22)This is more likely to be a time that calls for focus on personal life for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac You are likely to be in a more lsquofeelingrsquo state The emotions are high and so is the capacity to promise too much or do too much in their sway

Sagittarius (November 23 to December 21)Now here is one phase where the Sagittarius will be at their intuitive best There is a greater understanding of the way things are and why certain events happen You will need to resolve a crisis at work involving people and you will definitely need to keep an objective and balanced head about your shoulders

Capricorn (December 22 to January 20)It is likely to be a good week for the individuals born under this sign of the zodiac There is a deep sense of satisfaction of work In fact money could be the least important factor There is recognition and you are motivated to do good work Aquarius (January 21 to February 19)This could be a phase of intense feeling for the Aquarius-born people You are introspective and take a good look at all that you have and the blessings your life is full of You will be able to look at the challenges with a lot more courage and confidence

Pisces (February 20 to March 20)The Pisces-born people have a good run with work and in personal life There could be some trouble if you sit down and compare your life with someone elsersquos You cannot necessarily move with aggression and manipulate it does not come natu-rally to you and will cause you to fail miserably if attempted

WEEKLY HOROSCOPE(December 20 - 26 2020)

NATIONAL NEWSASTROLOGYIndia Bulletin

Telemarketing fraudster pleads guiltyPROVIDENCE RI - An Indian

national last week admitted to a federal judge in Providence that he participated in a wide-ranging conspiracy based in India to de-fraud United States citizens pri-marily seniors by telling victims that malware had been detected on their computers and based on that falsehood induced the vic-tims to direct money to him and his co-conspirators as payment for purported computer protection services that were not needed or ever provided

The conspirators in fact did not detect malware on victimsrsquo computers and accepted payment without providing any protection services

Himanshu Asri 33 of Delhi In-dia admitted that he had 325 call-ers routed to call centers in India where call center operators falsely reasserted to victims that malware had been detected on their com-puters and offered the victims purported computer protection services in exchange for payment The purpose of the false assertions was to induce people into routing money to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court from as far back as January 2015 through January 2020 Asri and others working together collected in

total approximately $940995 from victims through their fraud and attempted to collect between $1500000 and $3000000 The actual loss was less than the in-tended loss because some of those who were targeted by Asri and his coconspirators did not send any funds to the fraudsters

According to information pre-sented to the court the govern-ment and the defendant agree that many of Asrirsquos victims were vulnerable to fraud schemes due to age or infirmity and the parties agree that the scheme pursued by Asri and his coconspirators were structured to exploit such persons specifically persons over the age of 65

Appearing last week before

US District Court Chief Judge John J McConnell Jr Asri pleaded guilty to wire fraud con-spiracy announced United States Attorney Aaron L Weisman and Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston Division Joseph R Bonavolonta

Asri the 4th India-based tele-marketing fraudster to be convict-ed in federal court in Rhode Island in the past three months is sched-uled to be sentenced on February 18 2021 Wire fraud conspiracy is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 20 years in prison three years of supervised release and a fine of $250000

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant US Attorney Milind M Shah

Saturday December 12 2020

California serial arson suspect arrested after garage doors car set on fire

FREMONT CA - Police in Fremont on Tuesday morning ar-rested a serial arson suspect who allegedly tried to light the ga-rage doors of multiple residenc-es on fire after he ignited a car according to authorities

Detectives arrested 44-year-old Fremont resident Roshan Patel after a series of four garage door fires over the past week De-tectives conducted surveillance on Patel and observed him set a vehicle on fire early this morn-ing He was arrested as he ran back to his vehicle

According to a news release undercover detectives were con-

ducting surveillance for Patel who was suspected of being in-volved in at least four residen-tial garage door fires that had happened since December 1st

Fremont officers located pri-vate residential camera footage that provided a general descrip-tion of the suspect vehicle De-tectives then matched that foot-age to the Community Camera network which then provided a license plate for the suspect ve-hicle

Detectives were surveilling Patel early Tuesday morning when he led them to the same house he had targeted on Hoyt

Street at approximately 245 am Detectives saw Patel get out of his vehicle and pour a liquid on a parked vehicle

Police detectives tried to con-tact Patel before he could ignite the vehicle but he was able to set the vehicle on fire Authorities were able to arrest the suspect as he ran back to his vehicle and extinguished the car fire with a nearby garden hose

Patel was arrested on arson charges and booked at the Fre-mont City Jail Detectives de-termined that Patel knew at least one of the residents that he had targeted in his arson attacks

Bangladeshi husband and wife plead guilty to conspiring to provide material support to ISIS

PHILADELPHIA PA - United States Attorney William M Mc-Swain and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C Demers announced that Shahidul Gaffar 40 and Nabi-la Khan 35 both residents of Pennsylvania pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to provide material support and resources to ISIS a designated Foreign Ter-rorist Organization

According to unsealed court

documents in 2015 Gaffar and Khan a married couple originally from Bangladesh provided and attempted to provide financial support to two of Khanrsquos broth-ers who traveled to Syria to join ISIS fighters Gaffar and Khan discussed the brothersrsquo travel plans in detail with each other as well as with the brothers and other family members as early as September 2014 In January 2015 Khan asked her sister liv-

ing in Bangladesh to sell some of Khanrsquos gold and provide the money to their oldest brother JK in order to assist him in trav-elling to Syria Khan then flew to Bangladesh to wish JK farewell before his departure in Febru-ary 2015 Gaffar who remained in Pennsylvania sent supportive messages to Khanrsquos mother stat-ing ldquoBe [p]roud mother for the noble cause and for the sake of Allahrdquo

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

BEFORE

OUR BENEFITS

on a complete Bath Fitter systemon a complete

Bath Fitter system

UP TO

450

SAVEEvery Bath Fitter bath is installed quickly safely and beautifully with a lifetime warranty Go from old to new From worn to wow The beautiful bath yoursquove always wanted mdash done right installed by one expert technician all in one day Wersquove been creating moments like these for 35 years mdash and wersquore here to help you get started

Installed in as little as one day

THE BATH YOUrsquoVE ALWAYS WANTED

One Day InstallationsDagger

Two Million Installs

No Demolition

833-714-2022

Take advantage of our SPECIAL OFFER

Registered trademark of Bath Fitter Franchising Inc Save 10 up to 450$ Special offer good on the purchase of a bathtub wall and faucet kit One offer per customer May not be combined with any other offer Offer must be presented at the time of estimate Previous orders and estimates excluded Offer valid at selected locations Subject to certain limitations Offer expires 12-31-2020 Dagger Most Bath Fitter tub installations are completed in one day Some exceptions apply

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data wins backing of FDA authorization nears

By Manas Mishra Michael Erman and Rebecca Spalding

Pfi zer Inc cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine ap-proved for emergency use on Tuesday after the US Food and Drug Administra-tion (FDA) released documents that raised no new issues about its safety or effi cacy

Pfi zer and German partner BioNTech SE said last month their coronavirus vac-cinersquos two-dose regimen was 95 eff ec-tive against COVID-19 and had no ma-jor safety issues and asked the FDA for emergency use authorization

The vaccinersquos effi cacy and safety data met its expectations for emergency use authorization FDA staff said in docu-ments released ahead of a Thursday meet-ing of outside experts to the FDA who will discuss whether to recommend the Pfi zer

shot for people aged 16 and olderJeff eries analyst Michael Yee said in

research note the documents were ldquovery simple and straightforward which we think will lead to approval imminentlyrdquo

The agency typically follows the rec-ommendations of its advisory panels but is not required to do so It is not clear how many days or weeks the FDA will take to make a decision but states are prepping for vaccine deliveries in mid-December

The documents were released on the day Britons began getting the Pfi zerBi-oNTech vaccine the worldrsquos fi rst recipi-ents outside of clinical trials

ldquoThere are no surprises here The ef-fi cacy and the safety is consistent with what we heard and what we hoped for It does look like the vaccine is safe at least in the short termrdquo said Dr Daniel Culver chair of Pulmonary Medicine at Cleveland Clinic in an interview He said the data showing it was as eff ective in older people as in younger people was reassuring

Pfi zer shares rose nearly 2 and BioN-Techrsquos US shares were up 25 in early trading

Pfi zer Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Tuesday he expects a ldquovery in-tenserdquo meeting with a US vaccine advi-sory panel this week but is counting on the panel of outside experts to sign off on his companyrsquos COVID-19 vaccine candi-date

ldquoI think they will vote lsquoyesrsquo given the strength of the datardquo Bourla said at a

conference hosted by a pharmaceutical industry group

PROTECTION AFTER ONE SHOTData from the trial showed that the vac-

cine began conferring some protection to recipients even before they received the sec-ond shot the FDA said The eff ect became most pronounced about 14 days after people received the fi rst shot

The agencyrsquos staff noted that more data would be needed to assess the potential of a single-dose shot It said that the effi cacy after dose 1 and before dose 2 was around 52 percent

A two-dose vaccination was highly eff ec-tive in preventing confi rmed cases of COV-ID-19 at least seven days after the last dose FDA staff said

The FDA staff also said that available data while limited suggested the people who had been previously infected with the new coronavirus could benefi t from vac-

cination Very few cases of confi rmed CO-VID-19 occurred among participants with evidence of infection prior to vaccination though more of those that did were in the placebo group than the vaccine group the staff said

FDA staff also said that the trial which was designed to look at eff ectiveness against COVID-19 did not produce data to answer the question of if it also stopped infection

In terms of safety the FDA staff said there was currently insuffi cient data to make conclusions about the safety of the vaccine in people below 16 years of age pregnant women and those with compromised immune systems

There were a total of six deaths in the 44000 person trial with two deaths among those who got the vaccine and the rest in those who received a placebo the docu-ments showed All deaths represent events that occur in the general population at a similar rate FDA staff said

Call Medicare and Marketplace Broker

NAVIN SHAH

Medicare Plans Medicare advantage PPO plans available witha$0 Premium $0 PCP visit $0 Lab Test amp Mental Health program a$0 Colonoscopy Cancer Screening and more under Preventive care TestaNo referral required visit any doctor or Hospital in USA who accept Original Medicare under

Medicare National Networka Worldwide ER coverage- India and other countriesa Built In Drug coverage with No Premium and No Deductible Generic at $0 copaya Routine Eye Hearing amp Dental check up at $0 copaya Dental amp Eyewear Limit for covered servicesa Gym Membership amp OTC catalogue items benefitsa Virtual Doctor Visit and Nurse line at no costa Dual Advantage PPO Plan for Medicaid amp Medicare Subscribers

wwwmyuhcagentcomnavinchandrashah

Under 65 InsuranceDirect or Obamacare available

with no consultation fees

Phone 773-459-0750 Fax 847-454-3989

BUY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PPO PLANS

HEALTH amp SCIENCE17Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin

HEALTH amp SCIENCE

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

NEW YORK - Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Inoculation against the disease caused by the novel coronavirus is key to safely reopening large parts of the economy and reduc-ing the risks of illness at crowd-ed meatpacking plants factories and warehouses

But before one needle has en-tered the arm of an American

worker confusion has broken out over who exactly is consid-ered essential during a pandemic

With initial vaccine doses limited and strong federal guid-ance lacking it has fallen to US states to determine who will be first in line to receive a vaccine and who will have to wait well into next year

State vaccine distribution plans reviewed by Reuters showed broad discrepancies over who would be considered essential with some states clearly outlin-ing specific worker groups and

others not providing any clarityGenerally states have broad

discretion when it comes to vac-cine distribution and policy and are able to issue vaccination mandates for their residents

Many states have so far fol-lowed federal guidance to give meat and food processing indus-try workers space in the line but some are slowly moving away said Mark Lauritsen a former hog slaughter worker who now advocates on behalf of about

250000 meatpacking and food processing workers under the United Food and Commercial Workers union

ldquoFor example Colorado has not moved meatpacking and meat-processing as high as some other states So wersquoll be directing a lot of our effort towards places like Colorado where we may be moved down the food chainrdquo

ldquoWersquore a union that has mem-bers in every state so we will be talking to every state to make

our case as to where our place in line should beEverybody is go-ing to be jockeying for a place in linerdquo

More than 20 large industries have urged officials to prioritize their workers including individ-ual companies such as ride-hail-ing company Uber Technologies Inc and food delivery provider DoorDash Inc and industry groups representing truck driv-ers teachers retail workers and other business sectors

As US companies push to get workers vaccinated states disagree on whorsquos essential

Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their US workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential and who is not

Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max

Plus included for a year

1-855-972-1103ATampT TV ATampT TV requires high speed internet Recommend minimum 24 Mbps for optimal viewing (min 8 Mbps per stream) Limit 3 concurrent ATampT streamsCHOICE Ends 11720 1st amp 2nd year Pricing $6499 for rst 12 mos only After 12 mos or loss of eligibility then prevailing rate applies $110mo for CHOICE Pkg unless cancelled or changed prior to end of the promo period Includes CHOICE Pkg Reqrsquos 1 ATampT TV device included for well qualied customers otherwise $120 Addrsquol devices avail for $120 each or on installment non-qualied customers must purchase additional devices up front Additional Fees amp Taxes Price excludes Regional Sports Fee of up to $849mo (which is extra amp applies to CHOICE and higher Pkgs) and certain other addrsquol fees amp charges ATampT TV Subject to ATampT TV terms and conditions Avail in the US only (excludes Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands) ATampT TV service will continue monthly at the prevailing rate charged to your payment method on le unless you cancel subject to any early termination fees If you cancel in the rst 14 days of order you must return the included ATampT TV device within 14 days of order to avoid $120 non-return fee Additional devices purchased on installment agreement subject to additional terms and conditions See cancellation policy at attcomhelpcancellation-poli-cy-att-tvhtml for more details Once yoursquove canceled you can access ATampT TV through the remaining monthly period No refunds or credits for any partial-month periods or unwatched content Compatible device reqrsquod Residential customers only Pricing channels features and terms subject to change amp may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Some oers may not be available through all channels and in select areas Regional Sports amp Local Channels Not available in select areas Channels vary by package amp billing region Device may need to be in billing region in order to view GENERAL Limit 3 concurrent streams per account Programming subject to blackout restrictions Taxes may apply See your Order Conrmation email and attcomlegalatt-tvhtml for more details HBO Max Access HBO Max through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom with your ATampT log-in credentials Compatible device or browser required Use of HBO Max is subject to its own terms and conditions see hbomaxcomterms-of-use for details Programming and content subj to change Upon cancellation of your video service you may lose access to HBO Max LimitsAccess to one HBO Max account per ATampT account holder May not be stackable wother oers credits or discounts To learn more visit attcomhbomax HBO Max is only accessible in the US and certain US territories where a high-speed broadband connection is available Minimum 3G connection is requiredfor viewing on mobile devices HBO Max is used under license Oers may not be combined with other promotional oers on the same services and may be modied or discontinued at any time without notice Other conditions apply to all oers copy2020 ATampT Intellectual Property ATampT and the Globe logo are registered trademarks and service marks of ATampT Intellectual Property All other marksare the property of their respective owners

Watch your favorite entertainment in one place

SAYHELLOTO

HBO Max Oer Access HBO Max only through HBO Max app or hbomaxcom HBO Max also includes HBO channels and HBO On Demand on ATampT TV Data rates may apply for app downloadusageATampT TV $1995 ACTIVATION EARLY TERMINATION FEE ($15MO) FOR TV FOR EACH MONTH REMAINING ON AGMT EQUIPMENT NON-RETURN amp ADDrsquoL FEES APPLY Price incl CHOICE ATampT TV Pkg 1 ATampT TV device included for well-qualied customers otherwise $120 New residential customers only excluding DIRECTV and U-verse TV customers Restrrsquos apply

Get ATampT TV Today

CHOICEtrade PACKAGE

$6499MO

bull Stream on your phone tablet and TV - anytime anywhere Available only in the US (excl Puerto Rico amp USVI) Reqrsquos compatible device amp data connection Limited to 3 concurrent streams

bull Access HBO Max Netix and more on Google Play Reqs separate subscriptionlogin for HBO Max Netix Google login required Google is a trademark of Google LLCFor 12 mos plus taxes

amp Regional Sports FeeAsk about same-day

installationReply By

January 30 2021

Save Now On Home Security

Monitored by ADTreg the 1home security company in the US

PER MONTH

MONITORING

GREAT

LOWPRICE

HOME SECURITY SYSTEM

$850VALUE

FREE SECURITY SYSTEMNew customers only Early termination fee applies Installation starts at $99 with 36 month monitoring agreement See all o er details below

VISAreg REWARDCARD From Protect Your Homemdash$100 Value7 WIRELESSDOORWINDOW SENSORS mdash$695 VALUE

FREE

FREE

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROLmdash$139 ValueHD OUTDOOR CAMERAWhen you upgrade to ADT Video Lite mdash$299 VALUE

FREE

FREE

See all o er details below

FREE

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE WHEN YOU

CALL 1-844-509-1225$100 VISAreg Reward Debit Card $100 Visareg reward debit card requires service activation You will receive a claim voucher via email within 24 hours and the voucher must be returned within 60 days Your $100 Visareg

reward debit card will arrive in approximately 6-8 weeks Card is issued by MetaBankreg NA Member FDIC pursuant to a license from Visa USA Inc No cash access or recurring payments Can be used everywhere Visa debit cards are accepted Card valid for up to 6 months unused funds will forfeit after the valid thru date Card terms and conditions apply BASIC SYSTEM $99 Installation 36-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($100764) 24-Month Monitoring Agreement required at $2799 per month ($67176) for California Offer applies to homeowners only Offer valid for new ADT Authorized Premier Provider customers only and not on purchases from ADT LLC Cannot be combined with any other offer The $2799 Offer does not include Quality Service Plan (QSP) ADTrsquos Extended Limited Warranty ADT Command ADT Pulse Interactive Solutions Services (ldquoADT Pulserdquo) which help you manage your home environment and family lifestyle require the purchase andor activation of an ADT alarm system with monitored burglary service and a compatible computer cell phone or PDA with Internet and email access These ADT Pulse services do not cover the operation or maintenance of any household equipmentsystems that are connected to the ADT Pulse equipment All ADT Pulse services are not available with the various levels of ADT Pulse All ADT Pulse services may not be available in all geographic areas You may be required to pay additional charges to purchase equipment required to utilize the ADT Pulse features you desire ADT VIDEO LITE ADT Video Lite installation is an additional $299 36-month monitoring contract required from ADT Video Lite $5999 per month ($215964) including Quality Service Plan (QSP) Indoor camera may not be available in all areas GENERAL For all offers the form of payment must be by credit card or electronic charge to your checking or savings account satisfactory credit history is required and termination fee applies Certain packages require approved landline phone Local permit fees may be required Certain restrictions may apply Additional monitoring fees required for some services For example Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert monitoring requires purchase andor activation of an ADT security system with monitored Burglary Fire Carbon Monoxide and Emergency Alert devices and are an additional charge Additional equipment may be purchased for an additional charge Additional charges may apply in areas that require guard response service for municipal alarm veri cation Prices subject to change Prices may vary by market Some insurance companies offer discounts on Homeownerrsquos Insurance Please consult your insurance company Photos are for illustrative purposes only and may not re ect the exact productservice actually provided LicensesAL-21-001104 AR-CMPY0001725 AZ-ROC217517 CA-ACO6320 CT-ELC0193944-L5 DC-EMS902653 DC-602516000016 DE-07-212 FL-EC13003427 GA-LVA205395 IA-AS-0206 ID-ELE-SJ-39131 IL-127001042 IN-CPD Reg No ndash 19-08088 City of Indianapolis LAC-000156 KY-City of Louisville 483 LA-F1914 LA-F1915 LA-F1082 MA-1355C MD-107-1626 ME-LM50017382 MI-3601205773 MN-TS01807 MO-City of St Louis CC354 St Louis County 100194 MS-15007958 MT-PSP-ELS-LIC-247 NC-25310-SP-FALV NC-1622-CSA NE-14451 NJ Burglar Alarm Lic -NJ-34BF00021800 NM-353366 NV-0068518 City of Las Vegas 3000008296 NY-Licensed by the NYS Department of State UID12000317691 NYS 12000286451 OH-53891446 City of Cincinnati AC86 OK-AC1048 OR-170997 Pennsylvania Home Improvement Contractor Registration Number PA022999 RI-3582 RI-7508 SC-BAC5630 SD- 1025-7001-ET TN-1520 TX-B13734 ACR-3492 UT-6422596-6501 VA-115120 VT-ES-2382(7C) WA-602588694ECPROTEYH934RS WI-City of Milwaukee PAS-0002966 WV-WV042433 WY-LV-G-21499 3750 Priority Way South Dr Indianapolis IN 46240 copy2020 DEFENDERS Inc dba Protect Your Home DF-CD-NP-Q420

ADTreg 247 Monitored Home Security

247 monitoring provides peace of mind

Yard sign and window decals help deter crime

Quickly connect to emergency response

May qualify for a homeowners insurance discount

California becomes biggest US stateto launch virus contact-tracing app

OAKLAND - California on Monday announced an app to help people track their exposure to the coronavirus becoming the big-gest US state to take advantage of new technology from smart-phone software makers Apple Inc and Alphabet Incrsquos Google

Beginning on Thursday people in California can activate the ex-posure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices

The apps enable Bluetooth sig-nals between devices to determine

when they are in close proximity and the apps then anonymously alert users when a recent contact later tests positive At least 6 mil-lion people in the United States have tried the system in recent months across the 21 states and two territories that made apps available before California Colo-rado and New York are among other states with apps

Public health experts say adop-tion has lagged because of tech-nical shortcomings in the earliest apps privacy concerns and dis-missive attitudes toward taking precautions to avoid the virus

But California officials hope the app will be adopted quickly in a state that is home to many tech workers

The statersquos two most densely inhabited regions and its agri-cultural breadbasket went under stay-at-home orders in the last couple of days as the pandem-ic strains hospitals in the most populous US state

CA Notify had been tested on state university campuses since September The University of California San Diego will contin-ue to oversee the system and staff a user support phone hotline

18HEALTH amp SCIENCE

India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 19

Thurs 9am-630pm amp Sat 9am-4pmMon-Wed Fri 9am-6pm

Sunday Closed

REQUEST A FREE QUOTE

Power your home save money and be prepared for utility power outages with the PWRcell a solar + battery storage system

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

A Smarter Way to Power Your Home

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL OFFER(866) 523-0542

$0 DOWN FINANCING OPTIONS

ACT NOWTO RECEIVEA $300 SPECIAL

(866) 523-0542

O er value when purchased at retail Financing available through authorized Generac partnersSolar panels sold separately

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

India can bank on match-winner Pandya for next five years Kohli

SYDNEY - India captain Vi-rat Kohli has identified Har-dik Pandya as their ldquobankablerdquo match-winner for the next four to five years after the all-rounder dazzled in their series-clinching Twenty20 Interna-tional victory over Australia on Sunday

India needed 25 runs off the last two overs and Pandya deliv-ered in style smashing two sixes in the final over to secure a six-wicket victory with two balls to spare

ldquoHe has natural raw talent and now hersquos quite experienced having played quite a bit of T20 cricket in the IPL (Indian Pre-mier League) and playing for In-dia toordquo Kohli said after Indiarsquos second successive win in the three-match series

ldquoNow he realises that this is his time the next four-five years to become that bankable middle-order player that can win you games from anywhere

ldquoYou need that finisher and hersquos becoming that for us Hersquos

hungry hersquos got to keep getting betterrdquo

Pandya whose 42 not out off 22 balls earned him the Man of the Match award showed no signs of nerves even as the ask-ing run rate spiralled

ldquoI always believe as a cricket-er you have to improve with time

and I have taken some time but I think things are coming pretty well nowrdquo said the 27-year- old

ldquoNow my biggest goal (is) that I want to finish games where it matters the mostrdquo

Pandya said he was happy to bat wherever the team need him

ldquoIf time comes when I have to bat number four I donrsquot mindrdquo he added ldquoIf time comes where I have to finish the game I have to do that job as well whatever the team requiresrdquo

Tuesdayrsquos final Twenty20 match will also be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground

Hardik Pandya

Rahane gets century boost ahead of key test role in Australia

SYDNEY - Indiarsquos Ajinkya Ra-hane crafted an unbeaten century in a warm-up match on Sunday to give himself a timely boost ahead of his major responsibility in the four-test series against Australia beginning later this month

With regular skipper Virat Kohli set to return home after the opening test in Adelaide to attend the birth of his first child Rahane will be in charge in the final three matches in Australia

The right-handed batsman made 108 not out to help the tour-ists overcome a top order wobble and reach 237-8 on day one of the three-day match against Australia A at Drummoyne Oval

Rahane hit 16 boundaries and a six an upper cut against James

Pattinson to reach the half-centu-ry mark

Number three Cheteshwar Pu-jara who was awarded man-of-

the-series when India won their maiden test series in Australia two seasons ago also spent qual-ity time in the middle and scored 54

While Rahane played in the recent Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emir-ates this was Pujararsquos first com-petitive outing since a domestic Ranji Trophy match in early March

Pujara lasted 140 balls before falling to Pattinson who claimed 3-58 to signal his own prepared-ness for the test series

It was a mixed outing for the tourists as three of their top six batsmen including openers Prithvi Shaw and Shubman Gill fell for ducks

- ALTERATIONS- BRIDAL BOUTIQUES- CATERERS- DECORATORS- DENTIST- DESIGNER BLOUSES- DJ- DJ- EVENT PLANNER- FLORIST

- HAIR REMOVAL- HAIR STYLIST- HONEYMOON PACKAGES- HORSE amp CARRIAGE- INDIAN CLEANERS- JEWELLERS- LIMO SE- LIMO SERVICE- MAKE UP ARTIST- MANDAP

- MEHDI- PHOTOVIDEO- PRIESTS- REAL ESTATE ANGENT- SKIN CARE- TABLESCHAIRS- - TAILORING- TEETH WHITENING- WEDDING HALLS

Ring 2 Receptioncom

Ajinkya Rahane

20 Saturday December 12 2020

SPORTSIndia Bulletin

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

offers affordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

CALL NOW 888-308-9050

LOW PRICE GUARANTEEDFINANCING OPTIONS FOR EVERYONE

+

ONE LOW PRICE SPECIAL$395 PER WINDOW - EVERYTHING INCLUDED

A middle aged live in full time nanny needed to take care of a newborn and a two year old toddler (who goes to daycare) in Springfield Illinois (about three hours drive from Chicago) Help with housekeeping and meal preparation

Salary negotiableText or Call (619) 381-9008

NANNY WANTED

Oriental rug store located in the Northshore of Chicago is looking for a full time employee as a showroom assistant Must be willing to learn strong and reliable Must enjoy working with people and take pride in doing an excellent job

Email resume to

armenminasiancom

HELP WANTED

A unique combination of Indian Restaurant

and Grocery Store for sale in Lake County IL Established

business in a rich neighborhood

Call 224-513-1051 for details

Restaurant and Grocery Store for Sale

Big Boss PizzaLow Investment amp

Great Revenue Flavors and Toppings from

around the world$100k required for start up

E-mail contactbigbosspizzacom

BUSINESS FOR SALE

Super 8 Motel for sale in Bloomington

area Illinois

40 Rooms renovated located on I-55

halfway between Chicago and St Louis

2 BR managers ( Owner ) Apt Asking price

$1050000

Serious buyers only

Illinois Motel For Sale

Please call

Manu 630-677-3635

Hindu Punjabi parents seek suitable match for handsome

365-6 MBAMS (Finance) nicely employed son Please

respond with bio-data amp picture

Matrimonial

Email at hindustyle99hotmailcom

MOTEL FOR SALE42 room Budget Inn MotelLocated on I-70 Exit 188Asking price $551000

Call Saroj at 1-636-456-7272

Front desk clerk wanted for a small Chicago motel

773-842-5474 after 5 pm Gujarati and English speaking preferred

Call 708-629-5199 or

Free living accommodations Must

have legal status

Pharmacy Expert Data Entry Experience only

Experience necessary on Micromerchant (Prime RX)

Full time hourly salary $20-23hour --

location of work Newark NJEmail resume

gioprxgmailcom 973-768-8923

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Franchise Motel in Moline IL (2 hr from Chicago) needs following people (legal status must)

Motel Help

Email qismkrupagmailcomPh 630-699-2880 (After 5 pm Mon-Fri)

- Front Desk ClerkManager (EnglishBasic computer knowledge required) - House Keeper - Breakfast Attendant

Will provide housing accomodation

Contact by

Sunni Muslim Hyderabadi parents inviting proposal for their US Citizen daughters

Electrical engineers BSMSBeautiful 2830 years seeking well cultured

decent handsome boys doctors engineers high end IT

or other professionals

Please email with recent picture and bio data to amerk1956gmailcom

MATRIMONIAL

Looking for Tandoori Cook in upstate New York

Call Baldev at

607-592-1162

TANDOORI COOKHELP WANTED

Call Alan Raphaeli at

Marc Realty 847-330-1300

OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE

-BELOW MARKET RATES-

In Schaumburg OrsquoHare area Northbrook and Skokie

21India BulletinSaturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

off ers aff ordable advertising ratesCall today and watch your business grow

847-674-7941

Furnished with AC refrigerator microwave

Everything availableClose to Devon Ave in Chicago

Beautiful area

Call 918-428-9184 or 773-425-4049

Roommate Needed

We accept name change ads

Call

847-674-7941 For pricing amp details

25 Years of Professional amp Trustworthy ServiceAir - Cruises - Tours

wwwnatrajtravelcomEmail infonatrajtravelcom

NATRAJ TRAVEL INC

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

IN SCHAUMBURG AREAASKING $150K

CALL JOSH

1-309-648-0921

FRANCHISE HAIR CUT SALON FOR SALE

Hyderabad-INDEPENDENT PLOT for

sale HABSIGUDA 460 SqYds 2 sided

road of 30 ft wide on North East facing

plot Ravindra Nagar Colony Only serious

buyers Payment preferred in US dollars

+91 7288914738

Whatsapp

US 773-817-3632

Hyderabad Plot For SaleAdvertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Groom Wanted Tamil Hindu Nadar(Caste No bar) settled in Kerala BEMBA 38 year old issue less divorcee 52 132 lbs working in Chicago IL seeks professionally qualified grooms

Please email the profiles to

rgroomsearchgmailcom

MATRIMONIALMotel in Upstate New York

looking for a Full Time Front Desk Person Must be able to speak English

and is good in Math

Call 845-300-5335

HELP WANTED

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Wanted Live-In female aide for 82y old Indian lady in Pembroke Pines FL Required personal care toileting amp cleaning Optional Indian or Asian cooking light chores Very competitive salary

Kiran 925-818-2182

WANTED LIVE-IN FEMALE AID

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

Advertise in this space for only

$30per issue (4 issue minimum)

or $35 per issue(2 issue minimum)

with advance payment

India Bulletin22 Saturday December 12 2020

MARKET PLACE

HELP WANTEDFull Time or Part Time

Gujarati female housekeeper wanted for cleaning laundry

and vegetarian cooking in Northbrook IL

Legal US resident only

To inquire Call 847-530-1841email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Email housekeeperwanted7gmailcom

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

Saturday December 12 2020 India Bulletin 23

6810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 605176810 Route 53 Woodridge IL 60517630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000630 | 739 | 7000

wwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnetwwwdirectfloorsnet

RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

bull CARPET bull TILE bull HARDWOOD bull CUSTOM AREA RUGS bull WINDOW TREATMENTS

bull GRANITE COUNTERTOPS amp more

ldquoWe Care What You Walk Onrdquo

Mon amp Wed 9am to 6pm I Tues amp Thurs 9am to 8pm I Fri amp Sat 9am to 5pm Come visit our new 18000 sq ft showroom

Proudly serving the community with over 30 years experience

NEWLOCATION

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online

24 India Bulletin Saturday December 12 2020

  • V17N02-01
  • V17N02-02
  • V17N02-03
  • V17N02-04
  • V17N02-05
  • V17N02-06
  • V17N02-07
  • V17N02-08
  • V17N02-09
  • V17N02-10
  • V17N02-11
  • V17N02-12
  • V17N02-13
  • V17N02-14
  • V17N02-15
  • V17N02-16
  • V17N02-17
  • V17N02-18
  • V17N02-19
  • V17N02-20
  • V17N02-21
  • V17N02-22
  • V17N02-23
  • Page 24 online