The Islamic State militant group, which has said it was behind several attacks on Western cities in recent years, including two chain breaker riveter attacks in London and one in Manchester this year, claimed responsibility through its news agency, Amaq.In March, a man drove a car into pedestrians on London’s Westminster Bridge, killing four, before he stabbed a policeman to death outside parliament.Figures released on Thursday showed there had been a record number of terrorism-related arrests in Britain in the past year.m."Another attack in London by a loser terrorist," US President Donald Trump said on Twitter. She called the incident a "cowardly attack" and said the national threat level had been raised a notch to its highest level, "critical".. The bucket, still intact, was in flames and there appeared to be wires coming out of the top.It was impossible to verify the claim, for which Amaq offered no evidence.A further 22 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a pop concert in Manchester in May and the following month, three Islamist militants drove into pedestrians on London Bridge before stabbing people at nearby restaurants and bars, killing eight."Literally within three seconds of putting your bag down, the doors just closing, we hear a loud explosion," he told Reuters. The health service said 29 people had been treated in hospital, many suffering from flash burns. (0720 GMT). Western intelligence officials have questioned similar claims in the past, saying that while Islamic State’s jihadist ideology may have inspired some attackers, there is scant evidence that it has orchestrated attacks. "I looked around and saw this massive fireball ."

The flash flame reported suggests that the ‘explosion’ was only partly successful," he said."He said terrified passengers fled, fearing a second explosion or a gunman, with people being knocked to the ground and crushed in the stampede to escape..Some suffered burns and others were injured in a stampede to escape the station, one of the above-ground stops on the underground "Tube" network, but health officials said none were thought to be in a serious condition."Charlie Craven said he had just got on the train when the device exploded..Passengers heading into the British capital fled in panic after the blast as the train was about to depart Parsons Green station in West London at 8:20 a."UK security services believe those behind some of the militant incidents in Britain this year were probably acting alone, radicalised by online material. coming down the carriage. "Somebody has planted this improvised explosive device on the Tube: we have to be open-minded at this stage about him and about potential associates. Must be proactive!"His comment that the suspect was known to London police carried echoes of the Manchester attack in May, when British police were infuriated by US authorities leaking details of the investigation, including the name of the main suspect, to media. I looked up and saw the whole carriage engulfed in flames making its way towards me," Ola Fayankinnu, who was on the train, told Reuters. "

These are sick and demented people who were in the sights of Scotland Yard.Prime Minister Theresa May returned to London to chair a meeting of the government’s emergency response committee."Hundreds of detectives and intelligence officials were involved in the manhunt."I was on second carriage from the back.Asked about Trump’s tweet, May said: "I never think it’s helpful for anybody to speculate on what is an ongoing investigation.A US law enforcement official and a US intelligence source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attack might have been carried out in response to recent Islamic State video messages urging would-be militants to attack trains and other public transport. But the next 17 weeks saw the four attacks in London and Manchester, while the authorities thwarted six others.In the three years to March this year, police foiled 13 potential attacks, Rowley said this week.Professor Hans Michels, an explosives expert from Imperial College London, said the device appeared to have largely failed. I just heard a kind of ‘whoosh’."We are chasing down suspects," said Britain’s top counter-terrorism officer, Mark Rowley. "I must speculate that either the mixture was not of the right composition or that the ignition system was inadequate or not properly placed."It is very routine in these sort of circumstances for IS to claim responsibility, whether or not they have had any previous engagement with the individuals involved," Rowley said. "True or not - and I‘m sure he doesn’t know - this is so unhelpful from leader of our ally and intelligence partner," May’s former chief of staff Nick Timothy tweeted.""SO UNHELPFUL"Others were more directly critical of Trump.London: A home-made bomb on a packed rush-hour commuter train in London engulfed a carriage in flames and injured 29 people on Friday, but apparently failed to fully explode, in Britain’s fifth major terrorism incident this year. Rowley declined to say if the suspected bomber had been on the train.In 2005, 52 people were killed when four British Islamists carried out suicide bomb attacks on three London underground trains and a bus, and this year Britain has suffered four attacks that killed a total of 36 people."There were phones, hats, bags all over the place and when I looked back I saw a bag with flames.One of the officials said the device’s rudimentary design suggested the attack had not been carried out by a trained cell.Outside the station, a woman was carried off on a stretcher with her legs covered in a foil blanket while others were led away swathed in bandages."I SAW THIS FIREBALL"Pictures taken at the scene showed a slightly charred white bucket with a supermarket freezer bag on the floor of one train carriage.In June, a van was driven into worshippers near a mosque in north London, which left one man dead.

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The conversation gravitates towards Priyanka’s much talked about Baywatch debut. She made a fabulous debut on the ABC drama Quantico, which made the United States of America take notice of the dusky Indian star. And underlying all these accomplishments is a simple line, "also manage@priyankachopra. "I was working in a Startup and was at my parents’ home. But Anjula watches her back and smartly plots all strategies. The next thing I knew I was meeting her. But people today prefer binge watching on TV shows," she asserts. She is on TV everyday and she has millions of fans watching her every single week. She was at work in a studio, and I thought to myself she has got that western swag, she has lived in the US from 13 to 17," recollects Anjula. I’m enjoying what I do and don’t really see myself managing any other star but you can never say," she admits. I wasn’t even a fan of Bollywood. "In my growing up years, in everything I saw, especially television shows, they were stereotypes in terms of how Indians were portrayed on shows. And Anjula’s singular dream of introducing an Indian Pop culture icon into mainstream America finally saw fruition.

The thing about millenials and American pop culture today is that people don’t have commitment like they did in the past. I really don’t care if it’s an actress or a pop star or saw chain breaker a TV star.. Now that Priyanka’s journey has panned out extremely well, what is next on the anvil for Anjula "Right now as a venture capitalist my passion has been around women and goals and creating opportunities for them. They are working people and not conservative," she says and it’s not hard to understand her bond with ‘Pri’ as she calls Priyanka — who has also shared experiences of racism while studying in school in America. They were prevalent then and we were the only Indian or family of colour for miles. It was awful. That’s why the ridiculous stereotypical portrayal of Indians on TV shows has rankled Anjula deeply. Both for her and me, nothing was worth it," Anjula confesses. But we are not made of one thing. It reads: Entrepreneur/Philanthropist/Angel Investor. She lets the sultry star revel in the limelight. This topic does touch upon a raw nerve. "I have been an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. I had worked with celebs like Lady Gaga and Enrique Iglesias who I had brought down to India, but had never managed one," states the lady."Anjula Acharia Bath is Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra’s wing woman. When she stands on a red carpet or goes to a restaurant in LA everyone knows who she is — she is part of the pop culture in America today. Almost instantly Anjula’s mother-hen instincts coming to the fore. Later I saw Fashion and realised that Pri has got this western sensibility about her. He asked me to manage her. September 2015 was a red-letter month for Priyanka. The American soap was launched a month later in India. I believe they are an exaggeration of the truth but they come with a singular story.

That wasn’t going to keep us down, that’s why we had rejected typical roles which would have taken her career ahead much faster. I saw Priyanka on Bluff Master with Abhishek, I saw that song Right here, right now, and wondered who is she. After Aishwarya Rai’s miniscule role in Pink Panther, there is apprehension that Priyanka may be short-changed in terms of her onscreen presence. Vanity Fair’s Next Establishment List. Priya is a passion project for me, that fell into my lap, when Jimmy Iovine (media mogul) and I signed her up. "In the 70s the British National Party was like a Neo Nazi Movement. The sharp and polished 43-year-old who has carved a phenomenal success story is dismissive about the twitter one liner: "Having it there for a long time, people told me I should also talk about Priyanka, so I did that," she says in a late night transatlantic call from San Francisco.This is a story that stems from fascination and is seeped in solid faith. Yes my parents are Indian, but there is more to them. She has openly lamented on the lack of Asian role models in the western world. And then years later, Jimmy and I were working with Lady Gaga and took her to India. Stereotypes are derogatory and even if they are true. Like her, even Priyanka has been subjected to the ugly colours of racism in her formative years. Billboard Top 40 Women in Music & Int’l Power Player. I loved Duran Duran, bought all albums. Anjula’s connect with Priyanka seems almost karmic.

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In addition to strategically eliminating problems making chainsaw chains and introducing aid structures, according to Vikash, the secret to Vat Vrikshya’s success lies in its intrinsic nature of being a social enterprise. Hence, for Vikash and his team, rescuing the tribals from the atrocities of the two became the first steps in their initiative. When the moneylenders give you loan, they collect two to three times of what they have given. "They had no access to banks, and were unaware of supportive schemes, subsidies and policies provided by the governments. In fact, Vikash informs that the woman who was kicked out from the temple is now a leading businesswoman and a role model in her village."Through our organisation, we provided them training in branding and marketing and helped them follow the traditional retail chains, connecting them with the customers directly at various handicrafts fairs, organised by central and state governments.

Then, we connected them to banks and other financial institutions."The tribal areas are so underdeveloped that these tribals are still hunters and gatherers as they have no other stable sources of income.In 2013, when a 24-year-old Vikash Das was visiting his hometown in Odissa to celebrate Durga Puja, he was met with a sight that transformed his and consequently the lives of 22,000 tribal women across the states of Odissa, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and West Bengal. Neither capitalistic businesses, nor the charity based NGOs, social enterprises are the new-age organizations which use commercial strategies to do social good. So the tribals were basically losing everything, including their small patches of land and cattle. Additionally, the interest rates imposed by the moneylenders on the tribals would be so high, that many tribals would migrate to other states in attempt to recover the money as landless labourers.Vikash DasHence art and artefacts such as Dokra art by Malhar, Tetri, Ghadwas and Jharas, tribal jewellery by Santhals, terracotta masks by Panchamura community, woodcrafts by Badhais, the loha shilpa crafts by Bondh and Kondh and siali crafts by Mankirdin, among others, became the products to capitalise on, they also saw a revitalization in the magnitude of manifolds.

They have become the earners of sustainable source of income in their families with almost 300 per cent increase in their monthly income and are even sending their kids to schools. Vat Vrikshya, an organisation that is currently functional in the remote tribal villages of the Eastern states, helps organise the tribal women into initiating their own sustainable businesses by equipping them with marketing and financial skills and connecting them with the markets. We also connected them to LIC and other insurancecompanies," informs the 29-year-old entrepreneur. So, initially, we organised them into self-help groups, so they would get a loan collectively. That’s how we eliminated the middlemen," says Vikash. The women, who were just craftsmen once, are now businesswomen, sculpting a financially secured future for their families. Additionally, the financial training in ways to maintain accounts, manage money and move away from the exploitative moneylenders to banks helped the communities establish a financial foothold. The way they talk; the way they deal, their confidence levels have gone up.

The middlemen would buy these craft products at low and unfair prices from the tribals and earn exorbitant profits. The social enterprise revolution in India is just starting now and I would say it is the future.The main problem faced by the tribals was actually inflicted by the notorious middlemen and moneylenders.To be able to achieve that feat, Vikash spent close to two months researching in far-flung tribal villages, battling the challenges posed by geography, climate, xenophobia, lack of resources and in some instances, even the Naxalites. Big capitalist businesses, I believe, would go off in a few years as big businesses will also be social enterprises because they will also realise that if we have to sustain, we have to work with a social mission as well," concludes Vikash. Witnessing an old tribal lady being verbally abused and thrown out of the city temple, the young engineer was so distraught by the impassive display of discrimination that he resolved to provide a life of dignity to one of the most vulnerable sections of the Indian society – the Adivasis. Moreover, women are badly treated in their society. They have also hired women from their own villages; they are the change makers and role models in their own communities," gushes Vikash. "We observed that they are really good at crafts and they have talents, but they were cut off from the main society and isolated from the markets," he reveals.. "Since we don’t depend on charity or donations, we have our own sustainable source of income. He soon realized that in societies so devoid of amenities and education, the indigenous handicrafts and handlooms were the only thing that connected them all and had a potential in the outside markets. "You see so many changes in them (tribal women). So I thought ‘why don’t I help them build a sustainable business model so that they can be financially sound and live a life of dignity’," reminisces Vikash, who quit his lucrative job at IBM in Bangalore as soon as he returned from his vacation, and started a social enterprise Vat Vrikshya within a year.

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In 2012, Toyota again overtook its chain saw pitch Detroit rival, which sells the Chevrolet and luxury Cadillac brands, to grab the top spot globally.76 million vehicles. This year, Toyota saw first-half unit sales fall in North America -- a key market -- while US sales of its popular Prius hybrid fell by one-quarter.Toyota, among other major automakers, has also been struggling to recover a reputation for safety after the recall of millions of cars around the world for various problems, including a deadly exploding air bag crisis at supplier Takata. Toyota previously warned that its annual net profit will fall as a stronger yen, and a slowdown in Chinese growth and other emerging markets, dent its bottom line.The Camry and Prius maker sold 4.

Toyota is in danger of losing its crown as the world's biggest automaker this year as sales fall behind those of German rival Volkswagen, new figures showed Thursday. Volkswagen sold 5.In 2008, Toyota broke GM's decades-long reign as the world's top automaker but lost the crown three years later as Japan's 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster hammered production and disrupted the supply chains of the country's automakers.The company was also hit by plant shutdowns linked to deadly earthquakes in Japan earlier this year.The Japanese giant, which has held the title for four years running, was outsold by Volkswagen in the first half of 2016, as key North American sales fell and disaster-linked factory stoppages hit production.12 million vehicles globally in the same period, also ahead of third-placed General Motors which moved 4.The German automaker had pulled ahead of Toyota in the first half of 2015 as well, until a massive emissions cheating scandal dented sales.99 million vehicles in the six months through June, edging down from a year earlier..The company was also hit by plant shutdowns linked to deadly earthquakes in Japan earlier this year.

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Reuters earlier this month reported automakers, component manufacturers and dealers had already cut 350,000 jobs.Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor and South Korea’s Hyundai Motor are the latest in a string of companies to briefly halt some parts of production at plants to combat slumping sales, according to company memos to employees, reviewed by Reuters.In a meeting with India’s finance ministry on Aug.Sources have told Reuters that even more companies have now begun to lay off temporary workers as the slowdown worsens. 7, industry executives asked for tax cuts, and easier access to finance for dealers and buyers, in an effort to revive sales.A spokeswoman for Denso said the information was incorrect and declined to elaborate further. Raja, deputy managing director, at Toyota’s India unit, told Reuters that while the company had a flexible production system it had to resort to five no-production days in August to prevent the build up of stock.Bellsonica could not immediately be reached."The industry is deeply concerned with the reality of poor customer sentiment faced by the sector," said Raja, adding he hoped the government would step in to support the industry. 13, told its workers the company would halt production at its plants in Bengaluru in southern India on Aug.

The sales declines have triggered major job cuts in India’s auto sector, with many companies forced to shut down factories for days and axe shifts.Bellsonica, which is part-owned by India’s biggest carmaker Maruti Suzuki and makes fuel tanks and brake pads, has also let more than 350 workers go in Manesar, two sources said.The Toyota logo is seen on the bonnet of a newly launched Camry Hybrid electric vehicle at a hotel in New Delhi, India, January 18, 2019. In a separate email, another company official disputed that the firm employed temporary workers at its Manesar plant. 16 and 17 "due to low market demand of vehicles" and high stock of about 7,000 vehicles.New Delhi: With India’s auto sales declining for the ninth straight month in July, more automotive manufacturers are laying off workers and temporarily halting production to keep costs in check, according to sources and documents seen by Reuters. REUTERS/Anushree FadnavisN.Passenger vehicle sales in July fell at the fastest pace in nearly two decades.A Hyundai Motor India spokesman said the company expected sales to pick up in the festive season starting next month and added that the company had not laid off any workers.Denso Corp’s India unit, which makes powertrain and air-conditioning systems for cars, has 404 chainsaw chains cut some temporary workers at its Manesar plant in north India, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters..Toyota, in a notice dated Aug.Hyundai, in a memo on August 9, also said it would halt production for several days in August across various departments including its engine and transmission shop.

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