Tabla, 22 July 2016

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  • 22 1 tabla! THE HEARTBEAT OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITY S|Sl A SINGAPORE PRESS HOLDINGS PUBLICATION SINGAPORE, WEEKEND OF FRIDAY, JULY 22,2016 MCI (P) 017/11/2015
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  • 16 1 Nine tech start-ups valued at over US$1 billion. What’s their secret? GRAPHIC: JOHN LIEW
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    • 188 1 3 Belilios Road #01-03, Hotel Grand Chancellor, S’pore *****4 93 Syed Alwi Road, S’pore *****9 (Opp. Mustafa Centre) +65 6836 5545 +65 6291 5545 admin@kailashparbat.com.sg www.kailashparbat.com.sg HE HELPS YOU FIND RIGHT CANDIDATE PAGE 6 HIS BOOK, A SLICE OF S’PORE HISTORY PAGE 15 OOK, E OF E HISTOY 15 SURAT
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  • INDIA
    • India in 2 minutes
      • 141 2 A POLICEMAN was killed in a mob violence and a Dalit committed suicide in Saurashtra, Gujarat, on July 19 as the entire region erupted into a wave of protests against the thrashing of four Dalit boys. The protesters also blocked traffic on the main highway to
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      • 92 2 THE West Bengal government has launched a chain of stores and home delivery services that will allow people to receive farm fresh organic produce at their doorstep. The initiative called Sufal Bangla has started in Kolkata’s NewAlipore area with a list of
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      • 87 2 THE Delhi government will set up 300 dengue clinics to tackle the rising number of dengue cases in the city. The clinics, which will run tests for dengue and provide basic treatment for it, will be set up in various localities of
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      • 92 2 THE government has planned 200 new food processing units across India. Minister of state for food pro- cessing Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said Agra, which produces 45 to 50 per cent of the country’s total potato crop, should take advantage of the new processing facilities and hoped
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      • 82 2 THE Madhya Pradesh government will start a Department of Joy, which will work towards making the common man happy. Apart from studying and identifying new parameters of joy and well-being, it will spread happiness among various departments of the state government and prepare
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      • 96 2 IN A bid to provide women extra security as they travel in cabs, a Delhi-based duo has developed an app for monitoring a family member travelling with the driver in the absence of a guardian. Developed by Rishabh Kapoor and Utsav Khaitan,Valet2You mobile app
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      • 101 2 A HUMAN milk bank to nourish and save pre-mature babies has been opened by Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER). The bank in Puducherry called AmudhamThaippal Maiyam, will also provide breastfeeding counselling to mothers. JIPMER’s director S.C. Parija told the Times
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      • 106 2 THE Railways has rolled out its first modern coach Deen Dayalu with facilities such as mobile charging points, potable drinking water and bio-toilets. Minister for railways Suresh Prabhu inspected the newlydeveloped coach at the New Delhi Railway Station on July 19 (above centre in yellow). He
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    • 501 3 Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan launch tennis star’s autobiography in Hyderabad and Mumbai CALL it star power. India’s most famous female tennis player Sania Mirza says all she had to do was say: “‘Can you please come and unveil this very special thing for me?’
      PHOTOS: AFP, IANS  -  501 words

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    • 151 3 ADVOCATES SOLICITORS P Rajan Chettiar LLC SE Asia Law Awards Finalist Matrimonial Law Firm of the Year 2016 Rajan Chettiar LLC Advocates Solicitors specialises in all legal issues FAMILY, PERSONAL CORPORATE LAW. We are an established boutique law firm specialising in family and personal laws. We have a vast experience
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  • NEWS
    • 876 4 / 5  -  Four women ride over 10,000km to spread the message of women empowerment AMRITA KAUR amritak@sph.com.sg HEAVY rains in Nepal, bumpy and narrow mountain trails in Bhutan, shaky bridges in Myanmar and treacherous forest terrain in Nagaland they braved it all during their 40day biking
      PHOTOS: BIKING QUEENS  -  876 words
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    • 302 4 / 5 SiJE Singapore International Jewelry Expo 2016 International Jewelry, Gems Luxury Timepieces Exhibition Brought to you by CEfUS* Marina Bay Sands Expo Convention Centre Halls A&B 21 to 24 July 2016 21-23 July 11.30am 8.30pm 24 July 11.30am 7.30pm Don't miss the region's largest consumer jewelry show! Be amazed by the
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  • BUSINESS
    • 820 6  -  HackerTrail founder Tushar Tejuja eases woes of tech industry employers AMRITA KAUR ➥amritak@sph.com.sg Recruiting talent is not an easy task. Screening resumes, setting aside time to interview candidates, most of whom do not fit the bill these are some of the frustrations that
      PHOTO: AMRITA KAUR  -  820 words
    • biz notes
      • 75 7 INDIA’S civil aviation ministry has asked the government for Rs4,650 crores to revive 50 unserved and under-served airports. According to Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha, the newly approved National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, has provision for promotion of regional connectivity
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      • 161 7 THE Kerala government plans to start an insurance scheme for migrant labourers, mostly from West Bengal, Bihar and the north-east states of India. This was stated by Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. He said the last time a survey was undertaken to estimate
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      • 97 7 WITH effect from Aug 6, Jet Airways will deploy the Boeing 777-300 ER, the largest aircraft in its fleet, on the Singapore-Mumbai route resulting in a 50 per cent capacity increase in the sector. The aircraft has a three class configuration,
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      • 110 7 US AUTO maker Ford has big plans for India. The Business Line newspaper reported that the company has indicated it would be investing Rs1,300 crore in its new global technology and R&D campus near Chennai. The company also plans to increase the
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      • 99 7 INDIA’S Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told Parliament that a committee is looking into a bill relating to debt recovery, which aims at empowering banks to take more effective steps in dealing with defaulters. He said there are 8,167 wilful defaulters who owe banks Rs
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      • 74 7 THE Tata brand continues to remain India’s most valuable despite a 11 per cent fall in value following the troubles concerning its steel business in the UK, according to Brand Finance India. The Tata brand is valued at US$13.7 billion (S$18.6b). Others in
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    • 13 7 RS49.46 US$0.73 A$0.98 €0.66 ₤0.55 Exchange rates as of July 20, 2016
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    • 6 7 RS67.16 A$1.33 €0.90 ₤0.75 S$1.35
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    • 1111 12 / 13  -  Nine tech start-ups are valued at over US$1 billion. What’s the secret of their success? S. N. VENKAT UNICORNS are from Greek mythology, right? Wrong, the Greeks believed they were from India! Tech unicorns are the new breed of technology start-up companies that have been valued at US$1
      PHOTOS: MU-SIGMA, FILE PHOTO. GRAPHIC: JOHN LIEW  -  1,111 words
    • 817 12 / 13  -  S.N. Venkat InMobi: It is a Singapore headquartered mobile advertising company that claims to reach 1 billion monthly active users across 200 countries. The company was founded in 2007 as an SMS-based search platform called mKhoj but soon changed its business model to mobile advertising. Founder Naveen
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 117 7 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY 0 emprasa Startup City I Bengaluru BENGALURU After the successful launch of residential project WE'RE BACK WITH A BANG!! Of 9% p.a I up to 28% I mm To know more about this opportunity Meet us on 23 rd 24 th July 110am to 8pm Raffles City Convention
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  • EDUCATION
    • 446 8  -  PSB Academy to open new campus in Marina Square AMRITA KAUR ➥amritak@sph.com.sg PSB Academy has announced plans for a new campus in Marina Square, with an area of more than 100,000 sq ft across two floors. The new $15 million campus is expected to open its
      PHOTOS: PSB ACADEMY  -  446 words
    • 536 10  -  There’s more to school than homework and exams. That’s why tabla! has this page for students of three Indian schools here to play reporter and photographer. (This page is rotated among the schools. Next week, GIIS) NAMRAH, Grade 9 ICSE THE students of DPS had an
      PHOTOS: DPSIS  -  536 words
    • SCHOOL SNAPSHOT
      • 375 10  -  J AH NAVI ROY, Grade 11 A Level (Captain Cultural Society) ON MAY 20, selected finalists assembled for the much awaited face off in the Inter House music competition organized by the DPS Cultural Society. As the captains of the Cultural Society, we Roshan Raju, Kirtana
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 185 8 KERALA AYURVEDA CENTRE. Singapore TR Our New Branch 9 at CLEMENTIAVE 2 f Centre for Traditional Ayurvedic Treatments The fully equipped treatment centre offers facilities for traditional Ayurvedic treatments under the supervision of experienced Ayurvedic Graduates from Kerala, India. We have male and female Ayurvedic Therapists from Kerala, who are
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 168 9 CHS student is IB world Topper 2016 G Global Indian International School Nurturing Global Citizens Rasika Kale emerged as the IB World Topper 2016 with a perfect score of 45/45 points Aarushi Khandelwal, Revvand Rajesh and Sibiranjith Nagesh secured a near-perfect score of 44/45 points in 2016 Outstanding School Average
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  • SINGAPORE
    • 159 11 70 million People with diabetes in India, according to the Annals of Internal Medicine, a health journal 36% Consumers in Singapore have experienced credit card fraud in the past five years, according to a new study 328 Children under five die of diarrhoea every day in India 3
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    • 438 11 “We live in a very fast-paced world and almost everyone experiences high levels of stress. The simple act of colouring takes adults back to the relatively simple and carefree time of childhood where there is not a care in the world.” Author of adult colouring book The
      PHOTOS: IANS, THE NEW PAPER  -  438 words
    • 763 15  -  Nonagenarian Bala Subramanion’s life story captures a large slice of Singapore’s history SHONA LALL PAREKH tabla@sph.com.sg IT IS indeed an outstanding moment in life when one’s biography is commissioned by the community, and launched by the country’s Deputy Prime Minister. The book Singapore, My Country, Biography
      PHOTOS: WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING  -  763 words
    • 502 16 / 17 India-Singapore air links need to grow PM Lee at third South Asian Diaspora Convention: CURRENTLY, there are about 400 flights between India and Singapore. But if there are more services, it could help the tourism sector, increase investments as well as the airlines. “When the relations (between countries) grow, our
      PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO  -  502 words
    • 149 16 / 17 THE sixth President of Singapore, Mr S R Nathan, was conferred the prestigious Outstanding Member of the South Asian Diaspora 2016 award for his long-standing, dedicated, and notable work in forging closer bilateral links between Singapore and India. As the 92-year-old was not present, his
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    • 301 16 / 17 THE high-speed rail project to connect Singapore and Kuala Lumpur is targeted to be up and running in about 10 years’, cutting travel time between the cities to 90 minutes from four hours by road. The target is among points agreed on in a
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    • Singapore snippets
    • 158 16 / 17 First of its kind... THE Woodlands Indian Activity Executive Committee (IAEC) organised a tea session titled Come... Let’s Talk on July 17 at the Woodlands Community Club. At the session some 130 Indian residents from the area met Grassroots Adviser Amrin Amin, who is also the
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  • tabla! speaks to heads of two Indian Unicorns
    • 441 14  -  S.N. Venkat Why are a majority of Unicorns B2C-oriented (business to consumer) and not B2B (business to business)? The distinction is not that simple. Companies that are in the emerging market, which have a unique value proposition, a good product or service, good execution and
      PHOTO: MU SIGMA  -  441 words
    • 894 14  -  S.N. Venkat Poor connections, reluctance or inability to spend much on data but still wanting a smooth online shopping experience are some of Indian market’s characteristics In Indian e-commerce, an apponly strategy has met with a lot of resistance from customers. How has Flipkart
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 529 18 He started his Bollywood career as an assistant director, but former model Sidharth Malhotra now fronts the cameras, doing one movie at a time, doing justice to the roles he’s given Indo-Asian News Service BOLLYWOOD gossip mills are abuzz with rumours of his relationship with
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  529 words
    • 851 19 Title role in upcoming biopic is wonderful for any actor, says Rasika Dugal, who plays the Indo-Pakistani writer’s wife Safia Indo-Asian News Service SHE is eagerly waiting to delve into the 1940s after being penciled in to play Saadat Hasan Manto’s wife
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  • RELAX
    • 437 20 Indo-Asian News Service ACTOR Emraan Hashmi, who has penned his struggle around his son Ayaan’s cancer treatment in a book, says there was a time when he and his wife felt guilty that their son had to battle the disease. At one point,
      Indo-Asian News Service; PHOTO: IANS  -  437 words
    • 391 21 BHANGRA BONANZA Red Dot Bhangra —this cultural event will feature Singapore’s top bhangra team and performers from other cultures, non-Sikh/Punjabi performers, coming together to entertain audiences. Organised by Young Sikh Association and SWAT Bhangra group. Tickets: $25 When: July 24, 3 to 6pm Where: The Grassroots Club, 190
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    • 39 21 PROPERTY EXHIBITION Square Yards holds investment opportunity for India property. Free admission. When: July 23 24,10am to 8pm Where: Raffles City Convention Centre, Wilberforce Room, Level 4, 80 Bras Basah Road Contact: E-mail info@squareyards.com
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    • Article, Illustration
      197 21  -  DEREK O’BRIEN 1. By what name is Eric Arthur Blair better known? a) Oscar Wilde b) Rudyard Kipling c) George Orwell 2. Which of these is a type of snake? a) Adder b) Aspidistra c) Alpaca 3. Which colour stands for peace and justice on the national flag of
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  • Page 20 Miscellaneous
    • 359 20 FUTURE SPEAKS KAMAL KAPOOR Aries This week may offer profitable results. Profits from investments or sale of assets may make you happy There may be a change in your work or you may extensively travel to distant locations on duty. Taurus This week may offer encouraging results in all aspects
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    • 238 20 TV HIGHLIGHTS friday 3pm LIFE OK: Neerja 2.30pm SONY ENT: Saajan 9pm SONY MAX: Yamala Pagla Deewana 9.30pm VASANTHAM: Gopuravasalile Mn ZEE CINEMA: Happy New Year Mn VTV: VelliVizha Mn STAR GOLD: Hate Story 3 Saturday 11am COLORS: I Luv NY Noon ZEE TV: Kyon Ho Gaya Na 1pm VASANTHAM:
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  • Page 21 Advertisements
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  • Page 21 Miscellaneous
    • 302 21 CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 a sudden 6 Make disappear 11 Parochial school subj. 14 Hotelier Helmsley 15 Backless couch 16 Hagen of stage and screen 17 Alley dwellers? 19 Moo pork 20 Nineveh’s region 21 Move along jumpily 23 Concerning, on a memo 25 Derek and the Dominos classic 26 Temporary
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    • 47 21 SUDOKU The objective is to place the digits 1 to 9 only, once in each of the small 3x3 squares. At the same time, you must create a row of unique digits going across and down over the large grid. fOR SOLUTIONS, TURN TO THE NEXT PAGE
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  • 335 22 Indo-Asian News Service KUSHAL Paul (left and below), a 17-year-old from Kolkata, sang to victory on music reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, the grand finale of which was aired on July 17. Paul, who came to be known
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  • Page 22 Advertisements
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    • 17 22 Advertise in Nishal: 8395-0438 Kalwant: 9171-4327 e-mail: tabla@sph.com.sg *Booking deadline: 5pm Monday *Copy deadline: Latest 5pm Wednesday
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  • Page 22 Miscellaneous
    • 30 22 SOLUTIONS crossword soduku quiz 1. George Orwell 2. Adder 3. Blue 4. Andy Murray 5. Cap 6. Singer 7. WALL-E 8. Sydney Opera House 9. The Scream 10. South Africa
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  • SPORTS
    • star column
      • 918 23  -  India will have to win more than one Test match to justify favourites tag HARSHA BHOGLE tabla@sph.com.sg WHILE the tempest rages at home and established players study their options, India’s cricketers in the West Indies will find life a little more tranquil. The waters are turquoise, the sea
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  • Page 24 Advertisements
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