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Christchurch celebrates Eid for the first time

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he citys first-ever Eid

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27 was organised by
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non-profit
Nawawi Centre, and attended by
more than 2,500 Muslims and
non-Muslims.
There were food stalls from
more than 14 different ethnic
groups: Indonesia, Malaysia,
Thailand,
Morocco,
Egypt,
Pakistan, Libya, Algeria, Turkish,
Bangladesh, Somalia, Maldives,
Palestine and India. The venue
also had henna and calligraphy
booths. Games and activities were
organised for children. Dunedins
An-Nur Kiwi Academy, a Muslim
culture-based boys high school,
and Amanah New Zealand, a
Shariah compliant investment
firm, were represented.
But the most important
attractions were the walk-in
cultural lounge depicting the rich
and vast Islamic history, and an
Islam-inspired treasure hunt
called DeenQuest.
While we have substantial
Muslim population in and around
Christchurch, somehow Eid,
our biggest festival, remained
a private affair. This time we
have tried to change that, said
Zayid Jones, director of the
Nawawi Centre.
Our objective for organising
the Canterbury Eid Festival
is two-folds. Firstly, we want

Muslims both Kiwi and of other
nationalities living hereto feel
proud of their Islamic identity
and heritage. Secondly, and
importantly, we want to help our
non-Muslim friends in developing
a better understanding of the
Islamic faith. Islam, like every
other religion, also teaches
universal peace and brotherhood.
But
unfortunately,
some
cultural components confined
to particular geographical areas
are misunderstood as Islamic
teachings, giving all Muslims a
bad name. Hopefully, this Eid
will usher in an era of better interfaith respect, he added.
His sentiments were shared
by Patrick OConnor, who is the
director of PEETOThe MultiCultural Learning Centre in
Christchurch. In my 25 years
of running the Centre, this is the
first time I am seeing Eid being
celebrated at this scale. This will
be very helpful in integrating
diverse ethnic communities in
Christchurch, which sometimes is
wrongly called a White Christian
City, as we have almost 170
different communities living
here now.
Siham Alsalfiti, a tutor at
PEETO who immigrated to
New Zealand 15 years ago from
Palestine, and Fouad Shah, a
Pakistani who has lived here
for eight years and is also
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Muslims and non-Muslims attending the Canterbury Eid Festival in Christchurch on September 27; (below) Henna station at the festival
the Secretary of the Muslim

Association of Marlborough in
Blenheim, were delighted as well.
We travel around the country
a lot in order to raise funds for
constructing an Islamic Centre
in Blenheim, and this is by far
the biggest Eid celebrations we
have seen anywhere in the South
Island, noted Shah. Even for
local Kiwi Muslims, the festival
was a welcome development.
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and a Kiwi Muslim who converted
to Islam 30 years ago, recalled,
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of being a community festival,
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atest figures from Statistics New

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currently underway and further predicted
in Auckland.
Dr Smith, Building and Housing
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build in Auckland remains strong. The
8,615 consents issued in the year to August
this year is the highest since 2007, while
the 741 consents for the month of August
is the highest number of consents issued in
Auckland in any August since 2004.
I am also encouraged by the finding
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for consents in Auckland is continuing
upwardthis month reaching its highest
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Last months Monitoring Report
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growth in consents ever in Auckland, while
the Pipeline report projected 80,000 new
homes for the city by 2020.
The governments focus remains on
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improve affordability and ensure that

more New Zealanders are able to own their
own home. We have a wide programme of
work underway, including freeing up more
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country. We are also constraining building
materials costs, reining in development
contributions, cutting compliance costs
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Be the change you want to see

in the worldGandhi
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hen I arrived at Bangalores

airport, one thing that I
noticed was a spot in a
corner unofficially meant for spitting. It
was an international terminal and I was
amazed. This terminal was mainly used by
international travellers who were supposed
to be educated, had travelled the world and
knew what differentiated India from the
rest of the world.
Just when I was thinking of all this,
my co-traveller threw a used tissue paper
towards a dustbin. It was clear that this
man was no Abhinav Bindra because he
missed the trash can by a good meter or
so. I kept asking myself why is it that the
same man who wouldnt think of messing
around in his house, teaches his kids about
cleanliness, would not litter or spit in other
countries, would do this in India?
So what is holding Indians back from
keeping their cities clean? Is it ego, lack of
rule enforcement or is it simply the attitude
of people to be blamed?
When one reads the autobiography of
Mahatma Gandhi, one gets a clear idea as
to how long this problem has existed in
the Indian society. Gandhi mentions the
unclean toilets in congress meets in early
1900s in his autobiography. He talks about
how he himself had to clean toilets as none
of the volunteers of the event would do it
thinking it to be a job of lesser importance,
On the 146th birth anniversary

of Mahatma Gandhi, one of
Indias most influential leaders,
we revisit his ideology of
a clean India
Above: Mahatma Gandhi cleaning the rubbish on the street with a broom
Right: Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi
meant to be done by people from lower

classes of the society.
Cleaning of roads in public by political
leaders with brooms in hand, a trend
that we see today in India, is actually
the idea taken from Gandhi. He and his
followers, armed with brooms, went out
to the streets plagued with epidemics and
made it liveable. He once famously said,
Everyone should be his own scavenger.
His initiatives to get women (including his
wife) from well-to-do families to reach out

to slum dwellers to teach basic cleanliness
were wonderful examples of how innovative
his ideas were.
Today we see people expressing strong
opinions about clean India and Swacch
Bharat Abhiyaan but how many of them
actually go out on roads to take on the pile
of garbage? How many politicians and
bureaucrats who pose for cameras with
brooms actually mean good?
These steps were small but were

visionary. What we can deduce from these
is the fact that one cant preach without
being actually capable of doing it first. He
taught us many things, but none he couldnt
do himself.
Today India is taking giant steps forward
in the world, but we are leaving small
things untouched. According to Gandhi,
industrialisation without human prosperity
is like a big tree with a termite-infested
hollow trunk. Gandhigiri might be the only
way out for us Indians towards a better life.
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for Older Persons
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he International Day
for
Older
Persons
was celebrated on 26
September by Shanti Niwas
Charitable Trust.
The
United
Nations
International Day of Older Persons
is celebrated annually on October
1 to recognise the contributions
of older persons and to focus on
the much-needed spotlight on the
issue of ageing.
The International Day of
Older Personsaims to raise
awareness of the impact of an
ageing populationand the need
to ensure that people can grow
old with dignityandcontinue to
participate insociety as citizens
with full rights.
The theme of the 2015
commemoration is Sustainability
and Age Inclusiveness in the
Urban Environment.
This year the focus will be not
only on the impact of the new
urban environment on older
persons but also the impact
of older persons on the new
urban environment.
The event was attended by
the Minister for Senior Citizens,
Hon Maggie Berry, who was the
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chief guest, Mr Kanwal Jeet Singh

Bakshi, MP National, Ms Parmjeet
Parmar, MP National, Ms Jenny
Salesa, MP Labour, Mr Mahesh
Bindra, MP NZ First, the Mayor
of Auckland Mr Len Brown and
other community leaders.
Project
Manager,
Nilima
Venkat, MNZM, JP said, Shanti
Niwas has taken great strides
towards becoming a premier
organisation working for the
elderly with a great track record
of service delivery. Be it our
Positive Ageing day programmes
in Onehunga and North Shore,
KHUSHIour Elder Abuse and
Neglect Prevention Service, or
other support services are widely
sought after. We have a strong
philosophy of advocacy and I dont
hesitate to say we have touched
many a life positively and will
endeavour to continue through
hard work and perseverance.
A free musical concert was
organised for the seniors by
Shanti Niwas. The seniors were
regaled by evergreen melodies
of the bygone era by Mohammed
Rafi Music Academy. More than
300 seniors and other members
of the community attended and
enjoyed
the
event.
Shanti Niwas Charitable
Trust Inc, a non-profit
organisation, has a long
history of more than
21 years working with
socially isolated senior
citizens of Indian and
South Asian origin living
in the Auckland region.
The Mission of Shanti
Niwas is to make visible
signs of hope, empower
those whom society has
neglected, and celebrate
change and diversity.
Top: Nilima Venkat (fourth from right) of Shanti Niwas addresses the audience
Above: Dignitaries and audience at the event
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More evidence of lowest crime

levels in decades
he governments relentless
focus on reducing crime
is delivering outstanding
results, with the number of people
appearing in court continuing
to fall.
Justice Minister Amy Adams
welcomed two sets of Conviction
and Sentencing statistics covering
both adult and youth offenders for
the year ending June 2015.
The figures show that the
number of adults charged in court
has decreased by 36 per cent since
its peak in 200910, down five per
cent in the last year.
This puts the number of adults
in court at the lowest levels since
records began in 198081.
Weve also recorded an
impressive 61 per cent decrease in
the number of children and young
people who appeared in court
since its peak in 200708, and by
13 per cent in the past year, says
Ms Adams.
These statistics show our
policies to drive down crime
and keep communities safer are

working. These figures represent
real people and lives changed.
The fewer people in our criminal
justice system, the better.
Fewer people in court is
clear evidence of less crime on
our streets and a less congested
court system. Its saving taxpayer
money, improving the longterm outcomes for vulnerable
New Zealanders and keeping our
communities safer.
The statistics show a decrease

across all genders, age and ethnic
groups over the past year.
These figures are in line with
the trends were seeing in our
Better Public Services results and
the crime rate, which all show less
crime and fewer victims.
These statistics are testament
to the governments continued
effort to reduce crime and make
New Zealand a safer place for all
who live here, says Ms Adams.
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emergency housing sector
More
vulnerable
New
Zealanders will be able to access
emergency housing when they
need it, Social Housing Minister
Paula Bennett says.
The government will invest
$2 million in non-government
organisations
(NGOs)
in
Auckland for a short-term
emergency housing response
to help address the shortage of
emergency housing places.
Emergency
housing
is
for people who urgently need
somewhere to stay, and the
sooner we get people housed the
sooner we can work to move them
into stable, long-term housing
and address other needs they
may have like employment or
education, says Mrs Bennett.
The announcement builds on
a $500,000 cash injection for
emergency housing providers and
a wider review of the sector that
was announced by Mrs Bennett in
January 2015.
As part of the review, the
government has been working
closely with NGOs and councils.

The short-term response in
Auckland is based on the
government-funded emergency
housing service in Christchurch
that saw two NGOs contracted to
provide short-term housing.
Run by specialist providers,
up to an extra 120 emergency
housing places a year will
be available for families and
individuals. They will be provided
support to move into sustainable,
independent housing.
The $2 million will be available
for contributions towards the
capital cost of refurbishing
existing properties or new
builds if required, as well as for
ongoing operational costs such
as accommodation and providing
wraparound support services.
The Auckland short-term
response will be implemented
in partnership with Auckland
Council, which has set aside
$250,000 in each of the next
two
years
for
emergency
housing providers.
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Exciting additions to Auckland CBD

in the works
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Mackenzie architects and LandLAB in

association with artist Katz Maihi. Mori
patterns and narrative form a core part of
the designs, following discussions with iwi.
The path includes etched carvings at
intervals along the length, with a six-metre
pou at the entrance. The colour represents
the heartwood of a freshly cut totara, with
the red and pink shades strengthened
to contrast with the surrounding
motorway lanes.
Brett Gliddon, Transport Agencys
Auckland and Northland Highway Manager,
Nelson street off-ramp mid-section
he old Nelson Street motorway

off-ramp is in for a new look. Set
to open later this year, the offramp will be transformed into a mustsee Auckland attraction with interactive
lights, Mori carvings and a vibrant
magenta surface.
A new bridge off Canada Street will
connect the off-ramp to Upper Queen
Street and will continue to Nelson Street
where a separated cycleway is being built.
The final designthat includes LED lights
lining the safety barriers that interact and
pulse as people pass and a strong shade of
magenta on the surface that will fade out at
the northern end in a Maori designwas
developed when Aucklanders called for it

be modern and distinctly New Zealand in
an online survey in June. The final design
includes LED lights
Political urban design champion
Councillor Chris Darby says, This project
shines a light on walking and cycling and
offers an inspiring new way through a
previously impenetrable spaghetti junction.
It offers a seamless walk-across-therooftops connection into the city-centre,
with sweeping views of the city and harbour.
The innovative design catches the eye
and captures the imagination, heralding
the future of transport across Auckland.
The concept has been created by Monk
says, It is great to see the beginning of our

urban cycling future here in Auckland with
a wonderful facility like this. It is helping
to make cycling a safer and more attractive
transport choice as well as leading the way
in world-class cycling infrastructure.
Barbara
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be the highlight of all the new projects
weve seen in the city so far. It will be a
beacon attracting people to walk, cycle
and delight in the viewsa new landmark
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Would we survive a nuclear war?

Phil Goff
Labour MP
fter the detonation of nuclear

bombs over Hiroshima and
Nagasaki 70 years ago, the father of
the nuclear bomb, Albert Einstein, warned
the world of the potentially catastrophic
consequences of the new weapon he had
helped invent.
Splitting the atom changes everything
except the way we think. Hence the world is
drifting towards unparalleled catastrophe,
he told us.
Nuclear weapons mean that for the
first time, we have the ability to annihilate
humanity. The two bombs dropped in
1945 killed around 140,000 people, many
immediately with the tremendous blast
and heat caused by the detonation and

others more slowly from burns, injuries and
radiation. These bombs were, however, tiny
by todays comparisons. There are some
16,000 nuclear weapons today, many with
the destructive capacity a thousand times
that of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
Most worryingly, some 1,600 missiles
are on what is called hair trigger alert. They
can be fired at a few minutes notice.
Russia and the United States work
from the basis that if they detect incoming
missiles they need to retaliate by firing their
own missiles immediately. This prevents
an incoming strike decapitating their
command and control launch systems and
destroying missiles on the ground.
However, missiles on high alert create
enormous risks. It takes just 15 minutes for
a missile fired from a nuclear submarine to
hit its targets, just 30 minutes for a missile
to travel half way across the planet from one
country to another. Decisions need to be
taken in minutes, without time for a careful
and rational decision-making process.
Celebrating our elders

Kanwaljit Bakshi
National List MP
ctober 1 marks the 25th

International Day of Older
Persons.
Our Indian culture imbibes in us values
of respect and care towards elders.
This John Key led National Party
Government is committed to ensuring
older New Zealanders have the security,
wellbeing and respect they deserve.
They have worked hard and should be
able to enjoy their retirement with dignity.
The government is committed to
supporting older New Zealanders to
lead active, secure and meaningful lives.
National has increased superannuation far
ahead of inflation. Since 2008 the married
rate is up by $249 a fortnight and the single

rate up by $162 a fortnight.
We are committed to supporting seniors
by keeping the Superannuation age at 65
and keeping the married rate of Super
at or above 66 per cent of the after-tax
average wage.
We have also increased funding for the
off-peak SuperGold Card public transport
Fixing the loopy rules

Parmjeet Parmar
National List MP
n May, I held a Rules Reduction

Taskforce meeting at the Wesley
Community Centre in Mount Roskill.
Members of the local community gave
their examples of misguided, outdated or
otherwise frustrating rules that affect them
going about their business.
Now the taskforce has reported on its
findings, including our local concerns.
Requiring a bus depot without walls to have
exit signs is impractical. And if a farmer

plants thousands of trees, that farmer
should be able to harvest them.
Unachievable noise levels for a home
have meant only a wardrobe compliesit
sounds laughable but many ludicrous rules
around the country are.
These are some of the variety of stories
the Rules Reduction Taskforce has heard
about in 50 public meetings around the
country, and in thousands of submissions.
New Zealanders pointed out loopy
rules in a wide range of areas including
dog control, tree trimming, building and
DIY work.
There is no doubt that out-of-date, petty
and onerous rules are causing unnecessary
costs, delays and annoyances.
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No time exists for verification that

warnings of incoming missiles are accurate
and not just a false alarm. Theres no time
for dialogue between two opposing sides.
Cyber warfare has increased the risk of
nuclear war. General James Cartwright, a
four star Marine General and a former Head
of Strategic Command and Deputy Joint
Chief of Staff in the United States military,
has warned that cyber warfare gave terrorist
groups the potential to launch missiles by
penetrating a countrys missile control
systems. Should a war occur, hundreds of
millions could be killed in the first hour.
Hundreds of millions more would die in
the following weeks from irradiation and
injuries suffered that could not be treated
because the countrys infrastructure would
be destroyed. Within a year, a nuclear winter
created by the millions of tonnes of smoke
and dust thrown up in the atmosphere,
could totally eliminate human life.
While a small country, New Zealand
has often taken the lead in trying to reduce
the risk posed by this threat. In the 1970s,
the Kirk Labour Government sent a frigate

to protest at Mururoa and went to the
International Court of Justice action to help
achieve a ban on nuclear weapon testing. In
the 1980s, the Lange Labour Government
resisted great power pressure to stay under
the protection of a nuclear umbrella and
instead legislated for New Zealand to be
nuclear free.
Under the Clark Labour Government
in the 21st century, as Minister for
Disarmament I worked with other small
countries to outlaw cluster munitions and
to lead a resolution to take all nuclear
weapons off high alert. That resolution is
now supported by 166 out of 192 countries
at the United Nations.
Its time for New Zealand to show
leadership again. We should be using our
seat on the United Nations Security Council
to press for all nuclear weapons to be taken
off high alert, for nuclear missile numbers
to be slashed and a Convention that
would move towards total elimination of
nuclear weapons.
concession scheme for the

2015-16
financial
year,
bringing total funding to
$28.1 million.
In the last year we have
recruited 650 new businesses
to the SuperGold card
scheme, bringing the number
of outlets offering discounts
here to more than 12,000.
Despite tight financial
times, we have also increased
funding to aged residential
care by $240 million and
increased the funding for
dementia care beds by 25
per cent since 2008. Budget 2015 provided
$76.1 million over four years to provide
more hospice and palliative care services
and recruit 60 new nurse specialists.
We are building a safer New Zealand
with the lowest crime rate since 1978.
There are 600 more police on the front line
around the New Zealand and introducing
33 Neighbourhood Policing Teams to
ensure a dedicated and strong police

presence in New Zealands most vulnerable
communities. Services for seniors continue
to improve under National. We are running
information campaigns on Enduring Power
of Attorney to help prevent financial abuse
and have made broadcast contention more
accessible by increasing the amount of
captioned content from 70 hours a week to
250 hours per week.
The Prime Minister and Minister
for Senior Citizens recently launched
SuperSeniors, the new, custom-made one
stop shop website for information relevant
to anyone over 50. The new website,
newsletter and social media channels will
ensure older people can get access to the
information they need in one place. The
government also funds 27 elder abuse and
neglect prevention services around New
Zealand, which offer assistance to older
people and their families
There is always more to do, this Nationalled government will continue to listen
closely to the needs of our communities.
Over the next few weeks Ministers will

work with departments and agencies to
progress the quick fixes.
Other solutions will take a bit longer, but
well continue to make announcements as
this work progresses.
Most of the submissions were on rules
that rest with the Resource Management
Act and the Building Act.
Well
work
with
government
departments and local councils to make the
changes needed.
Interestingly, some so-called rules are
actually myths with no basis in legislation.
Theyve just been repeated so many times
theyve become ingrained in peoples minds.
Others have simply been misinterpreted
year after year. A lot of the time people
just dont know what they are meant to
do because requirements are unclear and

advice is incorrect. That is unacceptable.
Why has this been the case? These
issues have persisted because the customer
hasnt come first, because of the interests
of experts, and because of fears of the
administrators.
Some of these experts have been accused
of seeking to justify their own existence.
Weve listened to thousands of stories
about rules that are inconsistent, pointless,
or frankly loopy. And now were going to do
something about it.
It is not acceptable that these rules hold
back New Zealanders and their businesses.
Thats why were jumping at the chance to
find practical solutions.
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Auckland public transport

usage exceeds 80m
ucklands annual public transport

usage has exceeded 80 million
trips for the first time. The
August 2015 figures released by Auckland
Transport (AT) show Aucklanders are
flocking to use the new electric trains with
annual rail patronage up 22.7 per cent to
14.4 million.
The figures are significant as this was the
first period when the Western, Southern,
Eastern and Onehunga lines were all using
the electric trains.
In August, total rail patronage grew by
more than 20 per cent compared to August
the previous year and the Western line, the
last to get the electric trains, saw a 12.9 per
cent leap.
Mayor Len Brown says the patronage
target, set by the government for funding of
the City Rail Link (CRL), will be achieved
three years ahead of schedule.
There is no doubt that my vision to
help solve Aucklands traffic congestion
by improving public transport services is
working well but the growth will soon create
problems which emphasise the urgent need
to get cracking on building the CRL, says
Mayor Len Brown.
Len Brown says he is especially pleased
with the increase of ferry services patronage,
up 10.2 per cent, while bus patronage is up

6.6 per cent annually.
The AT HOP card was also a winner
being used on almost 74 per cent of
journeys.Cycletrips in August 2015 were
7.3 per cent higher than in August 2014
across the nine key sites monitored by AT.
Aucklanders made it clear they want to
cycle but want to feel safer when doing so,
says Len Brown.
The governments target was for 20
million passenger rail trips per year.
Tombs, tours and high tea at

Auckland Heritage Festival 2015
ycle the historic hoods in your

Sunday best, spend quiet time
among the forgotten souls in the
citys cemeteries, take a rare glimpse inside
the Roman Catholic Bishops palace or while
away an afternoon at a high tea dance; these
are just some of the offerings available at
this years Auckland Heritage Festival.
The enthusiasm and energy of hundreds
of volunteers and local organisations has
made it possible for more than 180 free
and low-cost events that will be showcasing
Aucklands diverse heritage across the
region from 26 September to 11 October.
Mayor Len Brown says Auckland is
marking some significant anniversaries
this year and is encouraging Aucklanders to
discover their heritage during the festival.
In the year that Auckland marks its 175th
anniversary, the centenary of Gallipoli and
five years since the unification of Auckland,
theres no better time for Aucklanders to
check out what the Heritage Festival has on
offer, from Tales of Tmaki at the Museum
to a Soldiers Walk at Waikumete Cemetery
and a documentary on the start of the
restoration of the St James Theatre.
Chair of Auckland Councils Heritage
Advisory Panel, Cllr Mike Lee, says, The
growing popularity of the festival in recent

years underscores the value Aucklanders
place on their heritage, especially their built
heritage. Whatever the theme, Heritage
Festival events are well worth attending.
Events in the festival include heritage
walks, talks and tours, special events and
exhibitions. Theyre hosted by a range of
knowledge specialists including architects,
musicians, mana whenua, historians,
scientists and filmmakers.
Auckland Heritage Festival is an annual
event delivered by Auckland Council.
For full programme and event details,
visithttp://www.heritagefestival.co.nz/
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Fiji seeks Indias help in agriculture sector
he Fiji-India Business
Council
has
sought
technical
assistance
from India to further develop
Fijis agriculture sector, a media
report said. India leads in
processed food exports and there
is a growing market for these

products in Australia and New
Zealand, the Fiji Times quoted
Fiji-India
Business
Council
president Swani Maharaj as saying.
Processed food or downstream
processing of fruit and vegetables
is a growth sector and markets

for these products exist in
many countries.
Unfortunately, we do not have
the research capacity and we need
to get universities involved in
this area, Maharaj was quoted
Fiji is what I was looking for
aking
up
every
morning to bomb
blasts and terrorist
attacks by Taliban was the life
Bahram Mahmoodi lived back in
Kabul, Afghanistan.
He is one among the refugees
in Fiji who are here to seek asylum
from the government and is kept
at an undisclosed safe house under
the Immigration Department.
Fiji is the place where I finally
found what I was looking for after
living [with] my family and friends
back in Afghanistan in search for
peace and a better life.
I love Fiji because it is a
peaceful country and not only
that, the people are caring and
kind. The people of Afghanistan
have suffered a lot because of
terrorist attacks. I have also
lost some family members
and to see people dying every
day right in front of my eyes is
terrifying and heartbreaking, Mr
Mahmoodi said.
Kabul is the capital city of
Afghanistan. He said terrorist
Arfaodi Mohamed (left) of Tunisia and Bahram Mahmoodi of Afghanistan in Suva
attacks had been part of his

childhood.
Our right to having a good
education and living a better
civilised life has been taken away
because of war which has also led
to people fleeing Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
is
nothing
compared to Fiji because my
country was a violent place and
the thoughts of going back there is
like going to get killed. The scene
in my country was seeing dead
bodies lying on the streets nearly

every day after a bomb blasts and
it has affected me emotionally and
mentality, Mahmoodi said.
Trying to hold back his tears,
the 20-year old said that if he
had to return to Afghanistan then
there were high risks.
I have left all the memories
about Afghanistan when I landed
in Fiji and there are no plans
to even think about going back
there, he said.
as saying. He said processing fruits

into juices and canned products
formed another viable market.
We need to develop farm
orchards to produce the best
quality of fruit with consistency,
he added.
Indian-origin people in Fiji, an

archipelago of 332 islands in the
heart of Pacific Ocean, constitute
more than 35 per cent of the
countrys total population.
Vijay Singh returns for Fiji

International golf tournament
ijay Singh is returning to

compete in next months
Fiji International golf
tournament at Natadola Bay.
The former world number one
finished in the top 10 at last years
inaugural event and says he is
pleased to be returning.
I am pleased to be returning
home to play in the Fiji
International, which is building
the profile of the sport that I love
in the country that I love, said
Singh who finished in the top-10
last year.
I enjoyed my time competing
in the inaugural tournament, and
this year I am motivated to try
and win.
The Chief Commercial Officer
of the PGA of Australia, Stephen
Ayles, says Singh is a hero in Fiji
and inspires and interests people
in golf, so it was important to get
him back for another year.
We would like to create a
lasting legacy of golf in Fiji and
Vijay Singh
by having Vijay participate we are

on the path to achieving both of
these goals.
The tournament is being held
the week after The Presidents
Cup in Korea, with world number
15 Matt Kuchar to compete after
representing the United States
of America.
The playing field has been
increased to 132 with the prize
purse worth A$1.125m.
More women being recruited in our civil service: Bainimarama
ore
women
are
being
recruited into Fijis public
service, says Prime Minister
Voreqe Bainimarama.
The message was relayed by Mr
Bainimarama when delivering his statement
at the Global Leaders Meeting On Gender
Equality & Womens Empowerment: A
Commitment To Action at the United
Nations Headquarters in New York.
News source: Fiji Sun
In our public service, all appointments

are on a transparent and merit-based
system, which has resulted in the
recruitment of more women, he said.
He said he was also pleased to state that
Fiji was currently leading the Pacific in the
representation of women in Parliamentary.
For the first time, Fiji has a female
Speaker of Parliament. The secretarygeneral to Parliament and the secretary
to Cabinet are also women and for the
first time in Fijis history all these three

positions are simultaneously held by
women. In his government, he said, four
women possessed significant ministerial
portfolios. He said over the last seven years,
his government had increased funding
to the National Womens Machinery, by
some 320 per cent. The National Womens
Machinery will continue to be supported
with adequate funding and human resources
to strengthen their capacity to have a
strong gender database that can better

influence policy. Government funding
support to Small and Micro-Enterprises
(SME) development to stimulate growth
in the SME sector, he said, had increased
substantially, and the criteria for project
selection was based purely on the merit
of the case.
Mr Bainimarama says that laws that
once offered women almost no protection
were now a vestige of the past.
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Hindus mark end of Ganesh festival
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ore than 500 Hindu

devotees gathered at
the Nasese foreshore in
Suva to mark the end of the Ganesh
Utsav festival.
The Hindu festival is celebrated
in honour of Lord Ganesh. This
would last for 10 days where the
celebration involves installing
clay sculptures of Lord Ganesh
in public pandals (temporary
shrines) where devotees cab
worship the idol. On the eleventh
day, the idols are immersed in
a body of water such as a lake,
pond, river or sea. Pundit Durga
Prasad Maharaj of Surya Narayan

Temple in Waidalice, Tailevu,
said the festival marked a time of
togetherness and peace for all.
The festival is always meant to
be full of happiness and peace for
all devotees and when we farewell
him in to the sea, it means he is
taking all our sorrows with him
and we will be left with peace in
our heart, he said.
Yash Patel of the Sri Shri Sai
Mandir in Toorak said, We go
to the temple and seek for Lord
Ganeshs blessings as he is the
first God we pray to before we
start our day as he is our provider.
NEWS in BRIEF
Fiji skills shortage
prompts increase in
foreign labour
iji is suffering a skills shortage,

and this has meant importing
workers from overseas and
increasing training and apprenticeships
for its own young people.
Fiji Employers Federation CEO
Nesbit Hazelman says the construction
industry in particular is experiencing a
boom, but many of the workers with the
technical skills needed have migrated
in recent years. Many went to New
Zealand to participate in the rebuilding
of Christchurch following the 2011
earthquake. Mr Hazelman says while
efforts are underway to boost technical
training for Fijians, for the moment the
country needs to import foreign workers.
eventy-seven Fijian Muslims

are counting their lucky stars
after they were still in transit in
Korea when a construction crane crashed
through the roof of the Grand Mosque
Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
They were travelling to Mecca for
the Holy Pilgrimage (Hajj). The crane,
one of many around the mosque for the
expansion work, collapsed 10 days before
the Hajj, after a strong thunderstorm hit
Mecca, killing 107 people and injuring at
least 238. The mosque is the largest in the
world and surrounds Islams holiest site,
the Kaaba shrine. Fiji Muslim League
national president Hafizud Dean Khan
said, Our people are safe and we thank
God for that.
They were still in transit in Korea
when the crane fell through the Mosque.
Mr Khan said they would be returning
home in two weeks. Toorak Masjid
Imam, Maulana Faiyaz Ali Khan and his
wife were among the lucky ones to have
escaped the crash. Maulana Faiyazs
father Irshad Ali of Nakasi said they were
thankful to the Almighty for their lives.
It was an unfortunate incident
which occurred during the holy month,
Mr Ali said. The 70-year-old says Hajj is
a mandatory religious duty for Muslims
that must be carried out at least once in
the lifetime of all adult Muslims who are
physically and financially capable.
Hajj teaches a person patience, it also
gives a person the chance to be absolved
of his sins, to restart life.
Devotees carry the idol of Lord Ganesh during the Ganesh Utsav celebration at My Suva Park
In taking Lord Ganeshs idol to the

sea means taking him back to his
parentsShiv Bhagwan and Mata
Parvati and in doing this we are
showered with his blessings.

The Minister for Education,
Heritage and Arts, Mahendra
Reddy, who was also part of the
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A small body of determined spirits fired by an
unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the
course of history.
Mahatma Gandhi
Editorial
From the desk of the

Managing Editor
Courtesy : Shreyas Navare

(facebook.com/dabsandjabs)
To be a master, act like one. Assuming greatness is not phony; unworthiness is

the imposter. You may have played small for a long time and fallen prey to the
hallucination, I cant. But behind every cant is a wont. When you reach
the chalk circle others have drawn around you, keep walking. The moment you look a
monster in the eye and demand, Show me what you really are, the beast will shapeshift into an ally. Emerson proclaimed, Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear
is certain. When dark and light are placed in the same room, light always wins. And
because your nature is light, you will triumph over every limit you have learned.
~Alan Cohen from Why Your Life Sucks
It is a fact that the only thing that limits us from reaching our fullest potential is us.
It is the limitations that we put on ourselves that stand in the way. Oftentimes these
perceptions stem from social conditioning or as a result of experiences that we might
have had in the past. It is important therefore that we challenge ourselves to grab the
bull by its horns and take things head on. It is often in these courageous moments
that we prove, not just to the world but to ourselves, what we are made up of.
It was one such moment that we faced a year ago when we decided to step up
to being the first Indian community publication to be published weekly. For us, it
meant a giant step ahead. Naturally there were obstacles, fears and opinions that we
faced, but the need of the moment was to look fear in the eye and carry on regardless.
A year later we are proud of achieving this milestone. I would like to express my
heartfelt gratitude to the team, to our advertisers, friends and supporters and most
importantly our readers. This could not have been possible without your support.
As you would notice the excitement for the Auckland Diwali festival is growing.
At the same time, the Kiwi Indian Thought Series is also picking up momentum. So
if you have some trailblazing ideas that you want to share with the community on a
prestigious platform, you now only have a few days to send us your entries. Please
refer to our advertisement in this issue.
We pay tribute to the father of the nation (India), Mahatma Gandhi, and the
second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries.
Although the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi is well known, not many know
about Shastri, who lived his life with honesty and simplicity. The one thing that
inspires me the most is the fact that he did not own a car even after becoming the
Prime Minister.Being a simple person, he had only Rs. 7,000 in his bank account. A
Fiat car cost Rs.12,000 those days. So he applied for a bank loan of Rs. 5,000. When
he died, all he had in his bank account was the debt for the car.
It is exciting to note that The High Commission of India has announced that
the Indian Mens Hockey Team will be in New Zealand soon and will play several
matches as per the following schedule: Oct 2, 1:00 p.m., India v/s New Zealand A at
Auckland; Oct 3, 1:00 p.m., India v/s New Zealand A at Auckland; Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.,
India v/s New Zealand at Nelson; Oct 7, 7:00 p.m., India v/s New Zealand at Nelson;
Oct 9, 8:00 p.m., India v/s New Zealand at Christchurch; Oct 11, 1:00 p.m., India v/s
New Zealand at Christchurch. Let us support these matches and more importantly
the Indian team.
There are several other interesting stories to add to your reading pleasure in this
issue. We look forward to another great year of being of service to you every week.
Until next time.
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Pick of the week
Planetary scientists detected hydrated salts on these slopes at Hale crater, corroborating their original hypothesis that the
streaks are indeed formed by liquid water. The blue color seen upslope of the dark streaks are thought not to be related to
their formation, but instead are from the presence of the mineral pyroxene. Photo Credits: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Brassed Off
Pronounced: brassed off | Meaning: Disappointed/ annoyed
Usage: I am really brassed off with the way this party has
turned out
Tip from the trenches

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before you put the rice in the pot.
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OPINION / EDITORIAL
17
Fostering innovation in India
Red
Black
Orange
Amit Kapoor
Innovation is central to economic
development. In a country the size
of India, it is imperative to look at
innovation from an international as
well as a state and level perspective.
Two recent reports on innovation offer
unique insights on fostering innovation
in India from these two viewpoints. The
first is the Global Innovation Index 2015
(GII 2015). The report ranks countries,
placing India 81st among 141 countries.
The report classifies India as an Innovation
outperformer due to Indias relatively low
per capita income, high global innovation
score (GIS) among its peers and being
consistently an innovation achiever for the
past three years.
European
countries
continue
to
dominate the GII rankings with countries
such as Switzerland (1), Britain (2), Sweden
(3) and the Netherlands (4) being in the
top five. Only two non-European countries
are among the top 10. Among the BRICS
countries China (29), Russia (48), South
Africa (60) and Brazil (70) are all ahead of
India. However, in the Central and South
Asian region, India is ranked the best
economy for innovation.
Looking at the Innovation efficiency
ratio, (a ratio of outputs of innovation
to inputs of innovation), India is ranked
31st among the 141 countries. This means
that in comparison to innovation inputs,

Indias outputs are significantly better
than many countries. According to the
findings of a survey done for the report, the
top three priorities for Innovation in the
Indian context are: providing large R&D
infrastructure support, improvement of ICT
infrastructure, and providing direct financial
R&D support. This is understandable given
Indias decrepit research infrastructure
and poor internet penetration rates.These Another major finding is that fostering an
findings are on expected lines since there innovation ecosystem requires shapers
are distinct strengths and weaknesses (basic elements) and enablers (advanced
in the context of Innovation in India. elements) to work together. The critical
The countrys strengths flow from good shapers for innovation in Karnataka are
top-level universities and growth in the infrastructure and the education, system
citation of publications. Apart from this, while enablers include government
mobile networks, information technology, industry synergy, cultural factors, the right
and broadband and good gross capital talent, academic rigour to harness the talent
formation and market capitalisation have and capital.
Another major finding is that most
helped India in developing an innovation
think
that
Bengaluru
ecosystem. Indias innovation has faltered respondents
due to an inadequate growth of the small is a city where the most innovation
and medium sector enterprises, lack of is taking place, followed by Pune/
coherent thought on Intellectual Property Mumbai and NCR at the city level.
Rights (IPR) and problems pertaining to The three top factors for making Karnataka
an innovative state, according to the
higher education.
The
second
report
is
titled report, are: availability of skilled talent,
Understanding
Indias
Innovation a supportive state government, and the
Economics (UIIE). It is more focused presence of a supporting venture ecosystem.
towards the framework of innovation in These findings again are on expected lines
India, sectoral concerns within India and with those familiar with Indian innovation.
Overall these two reports offer rich
the need to look at innovation from a statelevel perspective rather than at the central insights at the international, national
level. The report mentions Karnataka in this and sub-national levels in fostering
context. The major findings suggest that innovation in India. Under the broad level
most respondents perceive that consumer framework entrepreneurship, research and
internet services (e-commerce platforms) development and intellectual property are
followed by information technology and the three broad pillars on which innovation
mobile technology as sectors seeing the studies rest within the Indian context.
Over the next decade, Indias economic
greatest innovation.
Governance,
infrastructure growth will depend on the gales of creative
and
healthcare
are
sectors destruction that in turn will depend on
that are in need of innovation.fostering and building a creative economy.
New Australian PM: will Canberra-New

Delhi relations change?
Rekha Bhattacharjee
While Australias Prime Minister

changed in a dramatic leadership spat
three weeks ago, it is believed that the
elevation of Malcolm Turnbull as the 29th
PM of Australia would not adversely impact
the bilateral relationship between India
and Australia.
After months of pulsating suspense
over the imminent challenge by Malcolm
Turnbull, the end of Tony Abbotts reign
as Prime Minister of Australia came rather
swiftly on September 14.
Ironically, the former PM of Australia
had rubbished the suggestions in the
morning that a leadership challenge from
Malcolm Turnbull was imminent.
Im just not going to chase all of these
rabbits down all of the burrows that youre
inviting me to go down, Abbott told
reporters in the morning while dismissing
the rumours or Canberra games as the
former Prime Minister described those.
Within 12 hours or so of making the
statement, Abbott was defeated by Turnbull
in the leadership spill.
Now as Turnbull has been elevated to
the top position, the political commentators
are busy analysing the implications
of the knifing of the previous Liberal
Prime Minister.
In what has come to be known as the
revolving door prime ministers, Australia
has seen swearing in ceremony of no less
than five Prime Ministers in just over
five years.
What is bothering the antipodean
political pundits is the fact that Australia
is beginning to be seen as politically

dysfunctional all over the world. Although
the majority of the political commentators
see the quick changes at the top as an
aberration, few sceptics are of the opinion
that revolving door of Prime Ministers
has become a new normal.
The change of tenant at 5 Adelaide
Avenue in Deakin suburb of Canberra also
leads to another question: would there be a
change in the foreign policy under the new
occupant of the Prime Ministerial abode
(popularly called The Lodge)? Writing from
an Indian perspective, the question which
comes to mind is whether there would

be any significant change in the bilateral
relations between India and Australia post
aforementioned leadership fight.
Australian Minister for Trade and
Investment Andrew Robb is quick to dismiss
any suggestion of such a seismic shift in
the bilateral relations under Turnbull. The
new Prime Minister, according to Robb,
remained extremely focussed on further
developing the relationship with India.
There is an enormous amount of
upside in the relationship at so many levels
including in trade, investment and in the
deepening of business to business linkages,
the minister for trade said while speaking to
this writer.
We continue to work towards the
conclusion of a bilateral economic
cooperation agreement where Australian
services, for example, have a lot to offer
in terms of helping to build capacity in the
Indian economy, the Minister said.
Deepening our economic relationship
with India is important to Australia as we
seek to aid the diversity of our economy
in this post-mining boom period,
Robb added.
A few months back, the Trade Minister
had expressed his optimism over the
proposed Australia-India Comprehensive
Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA).
It is most likely that the negotiations would
continue with the same vigour as under the
Prime Ministership of Tony Abbott.
It would be pertinent to mention here
that the business-friendly Turnbull has his
eyes set firmly on the way the economic
reforms are being carried out under the

leadership of Narendra Modi in India.
Charismatic new leaders in the worlds
two most populous nations, President
Xi of China and Prime Minister Modi of
India, are this year pressing ahead with
ambitious economic and political reform
plans, Turnbull had said while opening an
important lecture Assessing the Future of
the Asia-Pacific - US/Australia Dialogue
earlier this year.
Indian High Commissioner to Australia
Navdeep Suri shares the views expressed
by Trade Minister Robb. He is also of the
opinion that the ascension of Turnbull
would not have any significant impact on
the bilateral relations between the two
Indian Ocean Rim countries.
Ours is a mature relationship
underpinned by strong institutional
linkages. I am confident that the
relationship will continue to grow under
the new government as well, Suri told
this writer.
From the Indian perspective, Turnbulls
India policy would become apparent in the
not too distant future when he makes a
decision on the uranium sale to the powerhungry South Asian country.
A
joint
parliamentary
standing
committee on treaties had recently raised
objections over the uranium sale to India
however a member said the committee had
been satisfied all nuclear material in India
could be easily accounted for and tracked.
Rekha Bhattacharjee is a Sydneybased senior journalist. The views
expressed are personal.
INDIA
18
Modi writes another success story

with love fest in America
Red
Arun Kumar
ndian
Prime
Minister
Narendra Modi wrapped up
yet another hugely successful
visit to the US with a warm hug
for President Barack Obama, a
courtship with Silicon Valley and a
love fest with the Indian diaspora.
As Obama said after an hourlong meeting in New York on
Monday with good friend Modi,
building on his wonderful visit to
Delhi in January, Weve elevated
our ties. Weve committed
ourselves to a new partnership
between our two countries.
Modi
agreed
they
had
achieved significant progress
in our bilateral cooperation and
international partnership and
welcomed the progress in giving
shape to our joint strategic vision
on Asia Pacific and Indian Ocean
region.
As anticipated, Obama chose
to focus on climate issues. Indias
leadership at the Paris climate
change conference in December,
he believed, will set the tone
not just for today but for decades
to come. Obama said he was
encouraged by the aggressive
nature of Modis commitment to
clean energy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets people on his arrival in New York
Modi said he and Obama

share
an
uncompromising
commitment on climate change
without affecting our ability to
meet the development aspirations
of humanity.
But Modi also made it clear to
Obama, French British Francois
Hollande and British Prime
Minister David Cameron, whom
he met separately, that a negative
approach of capping emissions
or adding restrictions was not
going to help. Instead a positive
approach that includes help for
developing countries such as

financing and technology transfer
was needed, he said.
Modi also won renewed support
from the big three for India getting
a permanent seat in the Security
Council and asked them to have
the UN reform process completed
within a fixed time frame.
Modi said after meeting
with Obama we have resolved
to further deepen cooperation
on
counter-terrorism
and radicalism. But beyond the
power meetings with Obama
and other world leaders, the real

measure of Modis success was
writ in his wooing the big business
and winning over the tech titans of
Silicon Valley.
From Satya Nadella and
Sundar Pichai, Indian-American
chief executives of Microsoft and
Google, to Apples Tim Cook and
Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg,
everyone seemed keen to get
behind Modis digital dream.
If Pichai offered to bring
wireless Internet or WiFi to 500
railway stations across India,
Nadella outlined Microsofts plan
Black
Orange
to help Indian government take

low-cost broadband to half a
million villages.
Qualcomm promised a 10
billion rupee fund for startups in
India to transform India into a
digitally empowered society and
knowledge economy.
It will also set up a number
of design houses for product
innovation in India.
And selling his dream of turning
Indias $8 trillion economy into a
$20 trillion economy at a Facebook
Townhall with a promise of four
Dsdemography,
democracy,
demand and now de-regulation
he told investors, Want to invest?
I have an addressIndia.
But it was the rock star-like
reception he received in Silicon
Valley reminiscent of the Madison
Square Garden moment on the
eve of his summit with Obama last
year that wowed them all.
Modi wooed and wowed the
tech crowd and conquered
Silicon Valley, as the influential
New York Times put it.
Modis trip, according to
The Washington Post, had
made Silicon Valley a must-see
destination for world leaders and
signals the rising influence and
economic power wielded by this
technology hotbed.
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INDIA
19
Modis visit to Silicon Valley: beyond

the hype were clear goals
Red
Black
Orange
Mayank Chhaya
ll prime ministerial
visits are calibrated
for a specific goal, be it
economic, diplomatic, political
or cultural. That is true of all
Indian prime ministers but it is
especially true of Narendra Modi.
Once you get past his gushing,
uncritical fan base, those goals
become sharper.
A striking example of that
is his visit to Silicon Valley
in general and Tesla Energy
headquarters and Facebook town
hall meeting in particular. The
prime ministers choice of South
African-born Canadian-American
technology entrepreneur Elon
Musks facility in Silicon Valley
was significant for its potential
whose details are not well known
to many.
The name Tesla, of course, is
Musks tribute to the Serbian-born
American Nikola Tesla (July 10,
1856 to January 7, 1943), widely
regarded as the father of the
electrical age given his pioneering
work in alternating current and
induction motor in the late 19th
and early 20th century. He was
by a wide consensus a true-blue
genius whose range of scientific
vision stretched from presaging
hand-held devices carrying data
we now call smart phones to
robotics and limitless free energy.
Perhaps the primary objective
of the prime ministerial visit can
be found in a backgrounder on
the companys website where
it explains: Tesla Powerwall
is a rechargeable lithium-ion
battery designed to store energy
at a residential level for load
shifting, backup power and selfconsumption of solar power
generation. Powerwall consists of
Teslas lithium-ion battery pack,
liquid thermal control system and
software that receive dispatch
commands from a solar inverter.
The unit mounts seamlessly on
a wall and is integrated with the
local grid to harness excess power
John T. Chambers, Executive Chairman of Cisco, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, PM Narendra Modi,
Executive Chairman of Qualcomm, Paul E. Jacobs and Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the Digital
India and Digital Technology dinner function in San Jose
and give customers the flexibility

to draw energy from their
own reserve.
What Powerwall does is
remove the need for the hugely
capital intensive power plants,
environmental costs and damage
and
expensive
distribution
network because it stores power
in the Powerwall generated from
solar panels on the roof. What
mobile phones are to telephony,
Powerwall could potentially be
to electricity. It makes electricity
more personalised. If priced
right, this can transform Indias
energy needs as it can around
the world.
Currently, Powerwall is priced
at $3,500 for 10kWh and $3,000
for 7kWh units without the
inverter and installation.
While a large number of
Indians can afford this, if the
eventual objective of the Modi
government is to transform
rural electrification then the
price needs to come down
significantly. It operates between
the temperature range minus 4F
to 110F/minus 20C to 43C.
While its efficiency under lower
temperatures in India is of no
consequence because it generally
does not get that cold anywhere
there, the higher numbers
could be a bit tricky. Summer
temperatures do routinely rise to

the top end of Powerwalls range
and even higher. It needs to be
tested under those conditions.
Weighing 110 kilograms with
dimensions of 51.2 x 33.9 x 7.1
this battery pack is a reasonably
portable power source. As Musk
explains, unlike other systems,
Powerwall does not need a
separate room for its storage
because it can be mounted on any
wall. Guaranteed for 10 years,
Powerwall or an Indian version
of it could be a revolutionary
solution for the country where
electricity shortages are chronic.
The sun is unlikely to go off
anytime soon and it bathes India
with its energy.
It is not clear what specifically
Musk and Modi might have
discussed but it may not be a
bad idea to consider a Tesla pilot
project anywhere in India.
Given Indias relatively low
and careful per capita power
consumption (700 kWh per
capita in 2012, according to
the World Bank compared to
12,954 kWh in the United States)
Powerwall or a cheaper version
of it could be a potentially gamechanging solution.
That explains the prime
ministers
engagement
with
Musk, who is often jocularly
compared to the Marvel comic

book superhero Iron Man also
known as Tony Stark because of
Musks varied entrepreneurial
interests, including rocket science
and space travel.
Modis town hall style meeting
with Facebook founder Mark
Zuckerberg was perhaps closer
to his larger socio-cultural and
political goals of keeping his vast
following on social media abreast
of the goings-on in his government
in the face of creeping doubts over
its performance so far.
Being the first social mediasavvy politician of India with a
keen eye for what to let consumers
enjoy, the prime minister was at
home at Facebooks headquarters.
He said many interesting
things but what perhaps stood out
from a political standpoint was his
observation that social media had
created an environment where
instead of facing the electorate
every five years, politicians now
face it every five minutes with
millions parsing every word and
offering their snap judgment.
In yet another brilliant
repackaging of the Manmohan
Singh governments ambitious
plan to connect 600,000 villages
and 250,000 panchayats the
current prime minster has
managed to successfully sell his
Digital India vision, which
draws on many of the same ideas.
Making
broadband
connectivity universal in India
through optical fibre was a key
feature of the last governments
plan, some of which was already in
various stages of implementation
when it lost the 2014 general
election. It is to Modis credit
though that he has generated
remarkable enthusiasm about
it to the extent that Facebook
offered its users a way to add a
semi-transparent screen on their
profile pictures in the colours of
the Indian flag.
It is part of Facebooks
Support Digital India campaign.
Modis
interaction
with
Zuckerberg was one more
instance of the prime ministers

ability to strike an instant
rapport with his audience. What
brought the house down was
his emotional reference to the
sacrifice that his 91-year-old
mother made to raise him and
his siblings. He broke down while
reminiscing his childhood and its
hardships. He was responding to
a question from Zuckerberg about
his parents and personal life.
In the 31-year-old Zuckerberg,
the 65-year-old prime minister
appears to have found a muse
whose youth can only help
Modi expand his global appeal.
Mayank Chhaya is a
journalist and writer who ran
a media company in Silicon
Valley. The views expressed
Surprise visitor: Bill Gates

meets Modi at UN
odi had a surprise visitor
during his visit to US
Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
Gates, who missed the meeting that
Modi had with technology leaders
in San Jose, dropped in while Modi
was meeting French president
Francois Hollande at the UN.
External
affairs
ministry
spokesman Vikas Swarup tweeted,
Look who dropped by! Missed
in Silicon Valley, the original tech
entrepreneur @BillGates says
hello to PM & President.
are personal.
Ahimsa greatest religion:

Modis message at
Facebook wall
odi left a special message on

the Facebook headquarters
wall.Modi, who visited the
Facebook headquarters for a
townhall
meeting,
scrawled
the message in Gujarati
Ahimsa
paramo
dharma,
Satyamevajayatey non-violence
is the greatest religion, truth will
remain victorious.
NRIs to save time and money with Chandigarh

International Airport becoming operational
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new
305-acre
civil
air
terminal
at
the
Chandigarh
international Airport at Mohali
was recently inaugurated by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
All domestic flights operating
to and from Chandigarh are likely
to be shifted to the new terminal
from October. The new terminal is
equipped to handle international
flights and passengers also.
An international flight, the
first one from Chandigarh to
Dubai is likely to begin later this
month, airport officials said. The

new airport has been developed
at a cost ofRs.939 crore by the
Airports Authority of India (AAI)
and is spread over 300 acres.
It will have 48 check-in
counters, four conveyor belts and
a capacity to accommodate 1,600
passengers at any given time.
Once fully functional, the
Chandigarh international airport
is expected to cater to the
international passengers from
Punjab, a state that sees a heavy
traffic of international fliers to the
US, Canada, the UK, Australia
and New Zealand.
Right
now,
the
Delhi
international airport caters to
this traffic but it could change
if international airlines choose
to fly directly from Chandigarh
once the operational facilities
of the new international airport
are upgraded.
It is reliably learnt that
Viswajeet Khanna, Secretary Civil
Aviation, Punjab Government has
been working on this project for
many years, and it is good to see his
efforts bear fruit and Chandigarh
put on the international map.
An aviation enthusiast himself,
Viswajeet is well known in the
Above: Chandigarh International Airport

Right:Viswajeet Khanna, Secretary Civil Aviation,
Punjab Government
region to be a hard working result

oriented senior bureaucrat, who
has successfully overseen many
such critically important projects
in the past. On behalf of the NRI

community in New Zealand we
thank him and hope that major
airlines will connect Auckland
with Chandigarh at the soonest.
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NASA finds flowing

water on Mars
n the first-ever definitive signs of

the presence of liquid waterand
possibly lifeon the Red Planet,
NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
(MRO) has captured strong evidence
for seasonal flows of liquid salty water
on the Martian surface, scientists
said. In a paper published in the journal
Nature Geoscience, scientists looked at
streaks that form on some slopes on Mars
during warmer times of the year, having
previously suspected they might be caused
by flowing, salty water.
According to Alfred S. McEwen, professor
of planetary geology at University of
Arizona, the team has identified waterlogged
moleculessalts of a type known as
perchloratesin readings from orbit.
Thats a direct detection of water in the

form of hydration of salts.
There pretty much has to have been
liquid water recently present to produce
the hydrated salt, Dr McEwen noted.
NASA also provided details of this major
science during a news briefing at the James
Webb Auditorium at NASA headquarters
in Washington.
Nearly 4.5 billion years ago, Mars had
six and a half times as much water as
it does now and a thicker atmosphere.
But most of this water has disappeared into
space and the reason is that Mars no longer
has global magnetic fields, like on the Earth.
The magnetic field protects the Earths
atmosphere against degradation from
energy rich particles from the Sun.
India gets its own space

observatory, joins select
group
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ndia joined a select group of nations

owning space observatory with the
successful launch of ASTROSAT by its
rocket on Monday, which also put into orbit
six other foreign satellites.
With the successful launch of ASTROSAT,
India gained an entry into the select club of
nations having its own space observatory
after the US, Japan, Russia and Europe.
Exactly at 10 a.m. the 44.4 metres tall
weighing around 320 ton polar satellite
launch vehicles XL variant (PSLV-XL)
blasted off the first launch pad at the rocket
port in Sriharikota, around 80 km from
Chennai, India.
The PSLV-XL rocket with seven satellites
cumulatively weighing 1,631 kg climbed
up steadily gathering speed amidst the
cheers of Indian space agency officials and
the media team assembled in Sriharikota.
The expendable rocket carried Rs.180 crore
ASTROSAT, Indias first dedicated multiwavelength space observatory that will
help in understanding the universe, and six
other foreign satellites.
While ASTROSAT with a fiveyear life span weighed 1,513 kg, the
six foreign satellites (four from the
US and one each from Indonesia and
Canada) together weighed 118 kg.
Incidentally, this is the first time that
an Indian rocket launched satellites
from the US.
For the third time a PSLV rocket
has launched seven satellites in a
single mission. In 2008, ISRO had

launched 10 satellites in one go,
including Indias Cartosate-2A satellite.
Till
date,
India
has
launched
45
foreign
satellites
for
a
fee.
However, it will not be right to call
ASTROSAT as Indias Hubble.
The Hubble owned and launched by the
US in 1990 is 10 times heavier than the
ASTROSAT and is said to cost $2.5 billion.
While the Hubble space telescope is still
working now, Indias ASTROSATs life span
is five years.
ASTROSAT, will observe the universe
through optical, ultraviolet, low and
high energy X-ray components of the
electromagnetic
spectrum,
whereas
most other scientific satellites are
capable of observing through a narrow
wavelength band.
VHP praises Hindu

organisations of New Zealand
Z First MP Mahesh Bindra

recently was on an India trip
to represent New Zealand and
Hindu Council of New Zealand at the 50th
anniversary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
He also attended the Sinhashtha Kumbh
Mela and the Sant Sammelan held on
September 6 at Sadhu Gram in Nashik,
Maharashtra under the stewardship of
Dr Pravin Bhai Togadia, leader-Vishwa
Hindu Parishad where Shankaracharya
and sadhus from all prominent Akhadas
were also present.
Dr Togadia praised him for the
work Hindu Council of New Zealand,
Hindu Swyamsewak Sangh and Hindu
Organisations, Temples and Associations
(HOTA) are doing.
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British-Indian hero gets bravery award
British-Indian delivery van driver

is the recipient of this years Pride
of Britain Award for risking his
life to prevent a road accident that could
have resulted in multiple fatalities.
Dee Patel, being hailed a hero, received
the award in the outstanding bravery
category in a glittering ceremony at the
Grosvenor House in Londons Park Lane on
Monday night, the Mirror reported.
Patel, who works for Camberley townbased ventilation specialists Zehnder Group
UK, was on a routine job on May 18 when he
spotted a car ahead of him lose control on
the M25 motorway.
The 48-year-old dad of two watched in
horror as the car swerved into the central
barrier and bounced off it before coming

back on to the carriageway at a high speed.
The car hit the barrier a second time,
before swerving across four lanes of
traffic and on to the hard shoulder.
Patel sprang into action after realising
that the driver, a young woman, was
unconscious and a high-speed pile-up
seemed inevitable, according to the daily.
As she came back across she ended up right
in front of me. I instantly saw what I needed
to doI had to slow her down, Patel was
quoted as saying.
I had to make sure I hit her with my
drivers side to her passenger side, to
force her into the central reservation.
Otherwise it could flip over and
cause
an
even
worse
accident.
As the braveheart pushed the car against the

crash barrier, it grinded to a screeching halt,
finally slowing to a complete stop straddling
the fast lane and the central reservation.
Police later praised Patels courage, saying,
Instead of a multi-vehicle collision with
potential serious injuries, it has ended up
with no injuries and just damage to vehicles
which can be repaired or replaced, thanks
to your quick thinking.
Founded in 1999, the Pride of Britain
Awards are presented to the countrys
unsung heroes. The winners are decided
by a panel of distinguished judges and
is jointly supported by the Daily Mirror,
Lidl, ITV, Daybreak and the Princes Trust.
This year, the awards were handed out by
Prince Charles.
Indian-origin designer voted favourite at

US fashion show
he audience at the Bellevue

Fashion Week in the US have
voted an Indian-origin woman as
their favourite independent designer at the
events inauguration ceremony.
The owner of VARSHA brand of
meticulously crafted work wear for
the power women, Varsha Agarwal,
got the audience vote on September 23,
Your money
transfer.
Their Diwali
made a little
brighter.
bellevuereporter.com said last week.

Every year after the show, you could
hear people expressing who they would
have chosen. Its really important for the
guests to come to feel like theyve had
a hand in the decision, said Jennifer
Leavitt, vice-president of marketing for
the Kemper Development Company,
which organises the annual event.
Preceding their final presentation,
independent designers participating at

the show get the opportunity to work with
the worlds leading fashion experts for
nine months.
Coming from a demanding business
consulting background, Aggarwals brand
aims to bring style back to the workplace,
her website says. She also holds a degree in
fashion design.
Indian-origin counsel
named Singapores
best dispute lawyer
enior counsel Davinder Singh

has been named Singapores
best dispute lawyer at an
awards ceremony in Hong Kong.
The 58-year-old lawyer, who heads
Singapore-based law firm Drew & Napier,
was honoured with the Disputes Star
of the Year award at the Asialaw AsiaPacific
(APAC)
Dispute
Resolution
Awards, The Straits Times reported.
His firm also won the Law Firm of the
Year award at the ceremony. The firm
was also adjudged the best in Singapore
for domestic arbitration, the daily said.
Asialaw is a research organisation
that has produced 20 annual editions
of Asialaw Profiles, which provides a
guide to leading domestic and regional
law firms in the Asia-Pacific region.
The awards recognises 12 practice
areas across 14 countries in the
Asia-Pacific region.
Each
winner
demonstrated
his
strengths in furthering and inspiring the
growing field of dispute resolution around
the region, spokesperson for Asialaw
Nickie Yeung was quoted as saying.
Singh was among eight lawyers from local and
international law firms who were nominated
for the award. One of his recent high-profile
cases involved Singapores Prime Minister
Lee Hsien Loong in a defamation suit against
blogger Roy Ngerng.
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and then picking a frame for yourself.
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cat-eye and sporty eye-wear. Frames that are wider on
the top than they are on the bottom works well for a
heart-shaped face.
Round-shaped faces should go for an oversized,
rectangular and angular shaped frames which can
be retro square, cat-eyed and basic squares.
People with an oval face shape can invest in frames
that are neither too big nor too small. Buy an
Aviator, an oversized and retro square frames to
look glamorous.
There are people with a rectangular face shape
who can opt for round, shield and aviator
frames. Having a strong jaw and a wide
forehead, they should always choose sunnies
with soft lines or rimless edges.
Colours and frames also need to be

kept in consideration
Light people with warm undertones should go for
warm-toned neutrals and more saturated shades such
as umber, cypress and plum while cool undertones
should avoid yellows, greens and ambers but should
opt for dusk, cameo fade or blush. Pinks and blues
tend to flatter them.
Medium people with warmer undertones should
invest in greens, amber fade and tortoise shades,
while people with a cooler tone should go for
cherry shades, blues and reds.
Shades such as brindle fade or hemlock or
metallic with granite compliments deep people
with warm undertones. People with cooler
undertones should go for purple and black,
shades such as plum, cadet, and ochre look
really good on them and they can even carry
blue based and greens like forest.
ENTERTAINMENT
Salman Khan
back as Prem
Red
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uperstar Salman
Khan
literally
teased his fans
with an initial poster of his
forthcoming collaboration
with Sooraj Barjatya,
Prem Ratan Dhan Paayo.
Back as a character
named Prem, the actor
sports a truly desi look
in tune for the films
Diwali release.
Orange
Good
afternoon.
Welcoming
Sooraj
Barjatyas Prem again
#PremRatanDhanPayo @
Rajshri
@foxstarhindi,
Salman posted on his
Twitter page this week.
He shared this with a
trailer poster of the film,
which marks Salmans
reunion with Barjatya
after 16 years.
Aamir says
I dont fit into
a mothers
role: Mallika
ctress Mallika Sherawat says she

had auditioned for Aamir Khan
starrer Dangal but did not get the
role as he did not think the Haryanvi diva
looked old enough to play mother of four
teenaged girls.
I had auditioned for the role of Aamirs
wife in Dangal. Aamir Khan and the film
unit loved my auditions. But as my role
would be a mother of four grown up girls,
Aamir felt that regardless of whatever could
be done; I might not look old enough to play
a mother to four teenage daughters. That is
the only reason why I did not get cast in the
film, said Mallika.
The role later went to Sakshi
Tanwar, who shot to fame with
Balaji soap Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki.
Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, Dangal is a
biographical sports drama, starring Aamir
in the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat and is
scheduled to release on December 23, 2016.
Known for her films such as Khwahish
and Murder, Mallika also acted in romantic
comedy Pyaar Ke Side Effects (2006),
opposite Rahul Bose which won her
much critical acclaim. She also received
a nomination for Best Actress at the Zee
Cine Awards for her bold performance in
Murder, which went on to become one of
the biggest hits of the year.
Salman is
seen with his back towards
to the camera, but its easy
to guess that the fit star
looks suave in a royal blue
kurta with a dhoti and a
stole. Prem Ratan Dhan
Paayo is likely to portray
Salmans sincerity and
innocence, and perhaps a
notch higher than his last
bumper success Bajrangi
Bhaijaan did.
The much-anticipated
film will release on
November 12, a day after
the festival of Diwali.
Presented by Fox Star
Studios, Prem Ratan
Dhan Payo is produced By
Rajshri Productions, with
whom Salman has earlier
worked in films such as
Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
and Hum Saath-Saath
Hain.
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Swara Bhaskar
wins best actress
title in China
ndian film talent Swara

Bhaskar has won the Best
Actress award at a film
festival in the capital city of Fujian
province for playing a mother
to a teenager in Ashwiny Iyer
Tiwaris directorial Nil Battey
Sannata (The New Classmate).
The Raanjhanaa actress won
the honour at the second
Silk Road International Film
Festival, which concluded last
week, according to state-owned
China
Radio
International.
Swara is an amazing actress. She
had to put on eight kg for the role.
She went to Agra and studied the
local culture.
She had to take up two months
of training. Shes not a mother and
she plays one in the film. She had
to calm down. She even went for
meditation and yoga, Tiwari had
told media earlier.
Got better
reviews than ever
for Katti Batti:
Imran Khan

Gori
Tere
Pyaar Mein,
Once
Upon
A Time in
Mumbai Dobaara! and Matru
Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola failed to
create magic at the box office,
said the unprecedented response
to Katti Batti made him believe
that it is the best film I have ever
worked on.
Talking about his future film
projects, Imran said he has not
signed any project yet, putting
a lot of faith in Katti Batti.
Katti Batti, which also stars
Kangana Ranaut, is a romantic
comedy directed by Nikhil Advani
and produced by Siddharth Roy
Kapur under the banner of UTV
Motion Pictures.
Aishwarya a
remarkable
hands-on
mother: Jazbaa
director
ilmmaker Sanjay Gupta

feels Bollywood actress
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
is good at balancing her work
commitments along with her
motherly duties. He says she is a
remarkable hands-on mother,
who smoothly juggles her work.
Aishwarya is making her
comeback on the silver screen
with Guptas film Jazbaa.
Recalling an incident from the
shooting of the crime thriller, the
filmmaker said, Once Aaradhya
was unwell. I felt guilty shooting
so I offered to cancel the shoot but
Aishwarya insisted we carry on.
We were shooting all night
when at 3 a.m. her staff came
running and said, Shes just
vomited. When I inquired who
had vomited, the staff said its
Aaradhya.
ctor Imran Khan, who
Thats when we realised
has returned to the
that
Aaradhya
had
been
silver screen after a gap
in the van on location all
of almost two years with Katti
through the shoot,he said.
Batti, says he has never got better
Praising Aishwaryas dedication
reviews and feedback in his career
as a parent, Gupta said, Shes
than what he has received for
a remarkable hands-on mother,
this film.
father, doctor, nanny, and
I have got better reviews and
nurse all rolled into one.
better feedback than I have ever got
Produced by Zee Studios, Viiking
in my career before. Consistently
Media and Entertainment and
everyone is telling me that this
White Feather Films, Jazbaa,
is the best work of my career.
which also stars Irrfan Khan, is
That is huge for me, Imran said.
slated to release on October 9.
Imran, whose last three films
Aditya Chopra
announces
new directorial
Befikre
ditya Chopra is returning

to film direction after
seven
years
with
Befikreand he chose his father
and veteran filmmaker Yash
Chopras 83rd birth anniversary
on September 27 to make a formal
announcement about the project.
He calls it his riskiest
and
youngest
film.
With the blessings of my father,
on his 83rd birth anniversary, Im
announcing my next directorial
venture after seven years, Aditya
shared via an e-letter issued to
the media on behalf of his home
banner Yash Raj Films (YRF).
Aditya, who last directed Rab Ne
Bana Di Jodi in 2008, admits that
his father always wanted him to
direct the biggest films of YRF
and this new project is not that.
He has also shared that
Befikre will probably not have
the potential to be as successful
as his earlier filmsincluding
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge and
Mohabbateinbut has admitted
that he absolutely loves it.
Its my happiest film.
My
youngest
film.
My
riskiest
film.
And so, it doesnt quite bother
Aditya even if the movie may not
make it to the Rs.100 crore or
Rs.200 crore clubs of Bollywood.
The films tagline reads - Those
who dare to love, indicating that
love will be a core element in
Adityas new film.
Im very
protective about
Akshara: Shruti
Haasan
Actress Shruti Haasan says shes

protective about her younger
sister Akshara, who made inroads
into Bollywood with Shamitabh.
Im very protective about
Akshara and also very proud
of her achievements. I cant
wait to see her do more and
make us all proud, Shruti said.
Daughters of veteran actors Kamal
Haasan and Sarika, both Shruti
and Akshara are multi-faceted.
While Shruti is also a singercomposer, Akshara was active
behind the cameras as an assistant

director before facing the Red
camera
for the R. Balakrishnan directorial.
Shruti, who has starred in Hindi,
Tamil and Telugu films, says acting
was never on her mind initially.
I never planned to be an actress
in Bollywood as I never felt I
could look the part. I always
wanted to get into music - I
am
particularly
passionate
about composing, she shared.
In the Hindi film industry, Shruti
has done films such as Luck, Dil
Toh Baccha Hai Ji, D-Day, Gabbar
is Back and Welcome Back;
among Telugu films, she has been
seen in Gabbar Singh, Ramayya
Vasthavayya, Aagadu and Race
Gurram; and in Tamil language,
Shruti has starred in 3 and Poojai.
She has five projects as of now.
These a include projects such
as Puli and Rocky Handsome.
With five films in the pipeline,
I have been really busy with
work and have not had the time
to compose. I look forward to
composing music next year,
she said, and added that she
does not feel any different while
acting in the southern world
after Bollywood.
Priyanka
Chopra reveals
her Quantico
identity
base in Virginia, and secrets

of their past
emerge.
Black start to Orange
Priyanka, who is currently in Los
Angeles, will have some family
love by her side for the Quantico
premiere. Her brother Siddharth
Chopra and mother Madhu
Chopra are with the Mary Kom
star for the launch of the show.
One day to go..needed some
family love! So happy to have @
madhuchopra
@Iamsidchopra
with me on the eve of #Quantico,
she tweeted.
Kapil wasnt
expecting
such positive
response to film
debut
omedian Kapil Sharma

says he didnt expect
the
overwhelming
response that he has received
for
his
Bollywood
debut
Kis
Kisko
Pyaar
Karoon.
It feels good when your efforts are
appreciated. I was not expecting
such a positive response, the
Comedy Nights With Kapil hero
said at a special screening of his
debut film in Mumbai.
Thanks to everybody for
sending so much love and
blessings. Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon
commenced on a very good note
and hopefully it will carry on a
ollywood
actress high note in coming weeks, added
Priyanka Chopra, while Kapil, who has a fan following
gearing up for the of the young and old alike.
premiere of Quantico, her debut Directed by Abbas-Mustan, Kis
international TV show, revealed Kisko Pyaar Karoon also stars
the identity of her role of FBI Arbaaz Khan, Elli Avram, Varun
Sharma, Amrita Puri, Simran
officer Alex Parrish in the show
Kaur Mundi and Manjari Phadnis.
with her fans on social media.
According to trade analyst
Priyanka took to Twitter to share
Taran Adarsh, the film has grossed
a photograph of her characters Rs.18.75 crore on its first two days.
identity card.
Should have a Rs.30 cr [+/A few things you should ] opening weekend in India,
know about #AlexParrish, before which
is
PHENOMENAL,
tuning in to the @QuanticoTV he
conjectured
on
Twitter.
premiere on ABC this Sunday, Meanwhile,
Kapil
is
also
she
captioned
the
image. happy
that
Bollywood
no
As per the information written longer stereotypes an actor.
on the card, Alex has the quality Talking about the changing facade
of instantly reading peoples of Hindi films, he said, Gone are
mind and she instinctually the days when there was a myth
trusts few. Also she is fiercely that a comedian cannot play a hero.
competitive and naturally gifted.
Today actors want to portray
Quantico, which went on air on diverse characters.
Sunday, September 27, also stars
They dont want to get
actors Jake McLaughlin, Tate typecast as a romantic hero only
Ellington and Graham Rogers, and many actors nowadays like
who all play fellow recruits. to play negative characters.
The show will narrate their
So, the perception of people has
adventures
and
experiences
changed and its a good thing.
as they train on Quantico
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Googles tech goodies

Mahesh
love this time of the year.

Spring is at its best, the
countdown to Christmas
has begun and in the midst of
all this cheer, a range of new
gadgets have been announced at
two events that tech geeks eagerly
wait for the entire year.
The Apple and Google events
define the future of mobile
technology and, of course, their
inherent rivalry makes it more
interesting to watch. This year,
Apple came out, all guns blazing,
with iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus,
iPad Pro, Apple TV and Apple
Watch, and not to forget the cool
new iOS 9.
Google normally holds their
annual event, Google I/O,
in May or June where they
announce new developments
across their product line. This
year, the big reveal was Android
Marshmallowthe new version
of Android OS with various new
features, a more polished Android
Wear, Android Pay and few other
new apps.Google holds a second
event this time of the year to
announce new hardware devices,
especially the Nexus line of
smartphones that define the new
Android smartphone standards.
The event was held on
September 29 in San Francisco,
US, which saw the introduction of
the new Nexus smartphone. The
technology world was abuzz with
rumours before the event about
not one but two Nexus devices.
While one of these devices, Nexus
6P, was being built by Huawei,
other was an upgrade of LGs
2013 Nexus 5, rechristened
Nexus 5X. Other announcements
were about the much-welcomed
hardware update on Chromecast
and a brand new Chromebook
dubbed Pixel C where C stands for
convertible. Let us take a look at
these gorgeous new devices:
more guessing which side of

the plug is upside.
The phone comes in
32, 64 and 128 GB storage
capacities. The phone is
priced at US$499 onwards
and it is already available for
pre-order in select countries.
In 2015, Google launched

Nexus 5 in association with LG,
which proved to be a huge success.
In 2016, Google partnered with
Motorola and unveiled Nexus 6,
which was a moderate success.
LG Nexus 5 has risen again this
year as Nexus 5X with upgraded
Black
features. The phone has a 5.2inch full HD screen with a pixel

density of 424ppi. Powered by
2GHz hexa-core Snapdragon
808 processor and 2GB RAM,
the phone has the same camera
as 6P with similar fingerprint
Chromecast Audio
priced at $35 that turned out to

be huge success with 20 million
units being sold over two years.
This year, Google has redesigned
Nexus 5X
Nexus 5X
Red
Nexus 6P
scanner, Micro USB Type-C port.

Nexus 5X starts at US$379. Of
course both phones ship with
Android Marshmallow out of
the box.
Google Chromecast
Google rolled out Chromecast
in 2013an inexpensive video
and pictures streaming dongle
the device,
added new features and launched
a brand new Chromecast Audio.
Chromecast connects to any TV
with HDMI port. Once connected,
you can stream contents from
your mobile device to the TV
via WiFi.
It is a simple, no-frill device.

The refresh this year brings new
colours and lets you even play
games on your mobile device
with your TV doubling as the
display device.
Chromecast Audio plays a
similar role and lets you stream
audio from your mobile device to
your Bluetooth-enabled speakers.
Pixel C
According to Google, Pixel C
takes an entirely new approach
to
the
tablet
experience.
Surprisingly it is supposed to
be called a Chromebook but
it runs Android OS. So it is
essentially an Android tablet
with a removable keyboard. It
is a great looking all-aluminium
laptop, which connects to the
tablet with strong magnets. Pixel
C is aimed at education segment
and starts at US$499 for a 32GB
version. The keyboard is priced
separately. In my opinion, this
seems to be the weakest device
in an otherwise great product
line up.
Pixel C
Chromecast 2015
Shri Shirdi Saibaba Sansthan

of New Zealand Inc.
Nexus 6P
A top-of-the-line Nexus device
built by Huawei, Nexus 6P is the
first all-metal body Nexus phone
crafted from aeronautical grade
aluminium.
The phone packs a beautiful
5.7-inch 1440x2560 Quad HD
AMOLED display with a mindblowing 518 pixels per inch
resolution.
The phone sports the latest
and fastest 64-bit Qualcomm
Snapdragon
810
processor
coupled with 3GB of RAM.
According to Google, the camera
on Nexus 6P has the best camera
among all smartphones witha
12.3 MP Sony sensor and huge
1.55m pixels. Theoretically,
this shouldallow you take better
pictures even in low light. Front
camera is an eight-megapixel
snapper. The phone also has
a fingerprint sensor on the
back, powered by Googles new
feature called Nexus Imprint.
Another feature to look out for
is the USB-C connector for faster
charging and data transfer. This
connector is also reversible. So no
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