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INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI HELD "CONVIVIAL AND COMFORTING" TALKS WITH US PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA ATTHE WHITE HOUSE, AHEAD OF FORMAL TALKS YESTERDAY. THE TWO LEADERS "EXCHANGED ANECDOTES ABOUT THEIR FIRST FEWDAYS IN OFFICE, TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANYTHING IN COMMON," INDIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SAID.

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CG Akhilesh Mishra meets with Dawoodi Bohra Community

Canada's population was estimated at 35,540,400, up 386,100 or 1.1%over the last year (2013/2014). This increase was slightly lower thanthat of the previous year (+1.2% in 2012/2013) but similar to theaverage annual population increase for the last 30 years (+1.1%).Except for the period between 1986/1987 and 1989/1990, when rateswere higher, the overall population growth rate has shown little varia-tion in 30 years, ranging between 0.8% and 1.2%.Canada's population growth is the highest among G7 countriesFor the most recent comparable annual period (see the note to readers),Canada's population growth rate (+1.1%) was the highest among the G7countries, exceeding that of the United States (+0.7%), the United Kingdom(+0.6%), France (+0.4%), Germany (+0.3%), Italy (+0.1%) and Japan (-0.2%). Canada's population growth rate was not, however, the highestamong industrialized countries; for example, it was lower than the

rates recorded in Australia (+1.7%), New Zealand (+1.5%) and Swit-zerland (+1.2%).Population growth remains higher in the Prairie provinces and NunavutPopulation growth varied among the provinces and territories. Growthwas above the national level (+1.1%) in Nunavut (+3.2%), Alber ta(+2.8%), Saskatchewan (+1.7%) and Manitoba (+1.3%). Popu-lation growth changed from positive in 2012/2013 to negative in2013/2014 in the Nor thwest Territories (from +0.5% to -0.5%)and Newfoundland and Labrador (from +0.3% to -0.2%).On the other hand, growth increased markedly in Nunavut (from+2.0% to +3.2%) and Prince Edward Island (from +0.2% to +0.5%)in 2013/2014 compared with the previous year.

NEW YORK: (PTI) A delegation of Sikh-Americans has requested PrimeMinister Narendra Modi to remove the hurdles faced by them whileapplying for visas or renewal of passports, par ticularly by those whohad applied for political asylum in 1980s."The NRI Sikh community feels alienated as Indian Embassies refusethem visas or do not renew their passpor ts depriving them to visittheir families and take care of their investment in India because theyapplied for political asylums during the turbulent times in Punjab," a29-member delegation of the Sikh-American community said in amemorandum to the Prime Minister yesterday."We are hopeful that the Prime Minister would consider our request,"said Jasdip Jesse Singh, who led the delegation.The hour-long meeting discussed various other issues faced by theSikh community."It was a historical visit as NRI Sikh delegation met any visiting PMfrom India after decades. Modi has renewed faith and hope in the NRISikh community that there issues as mentioned in the memorandumwill be resolved," Singh said.

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Indian Muslims willfail Al Qaeda: Modi

New York, (IANS) Terrorism has been exported to India and it is nothome-grown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here Monday, addingthat the Indian Muslims will fail the Al Qaeda.Answering a query at the Council of Foreign Relations here, Modi saidIndia has the second largest Muslim population in the world. He saidIndia's basic philosophy of non-violence drives everyone -- the philoso-phy of Buddha and Mahatma Gandhi."We are bothered by terrorism... it has been exported to our country, it isnot home grown. The Muslims in India, CNN had asked about it, India'sMuslims will fail the Al Qaeda," he asserted.Terrorism is the enemy of humanity and anyone who believes in hu-manity should come together to challenge the great danger of humanity,Modi said in answer to another question. The prime minister said Indiahas been suffering from the effects of terrorism for the past 40 years andalso referred to the terror group Islamic State and the beheading ofjournalists. "We have suffered for 40 years from the effects of terrorism,it is such a deformity that we can't imagine. And when we see it on TVwhen a journalist's throat is being slit, and that in the 21st century sucha heinous crime is being committed in front of us... and till we don'tchallenge it... we have to believe in humankind, we have to go together,terrorism is the enemy of humanity and anyone who believes in human-ity needs to come together to combat it," he said.He said all countries needed to overcome their divisions to combat thechallenge of terrorism, and for that there was only one way -- that theworld should understand the danger of terrorism and those who believein humanity should join hands.Modi also said there was no good terrorism and bad terrorism, and if webrand it like this then terrorism would take advantage of that. He gavethe example of West Asia, saying the region was far ahead in prosperity,"but look at the situation now"He said that the world should believe in one mantra -- for prosperity foreveryone and encouraging tourism -- to encourage people-to-peoplecontacts. "Terrorism divides and tourism unites, and we want that weshould meet and get to know each other," Modi said.

Recently Consul General ofIndia in Toronto, AkhileshMishra met with the DawoodiBohra Community in Canada.Present on this event werePresident , Sheikh Ali SagarUjjainwala , Vice President -Mansoor Kanchewala. Thecommunity discussed theirissues with Consul Mishra ,who gave his full assurance tolook into all the issues.CG Akhilesh Mishra has beenvery actively meeting allmembers of the community andis always eager to listen andsolve the problems faced bythem. Mr. Akhilesh Mishra tookover as Consul General of Indiain Toronto on 27th August 2013.

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HANKANWAL THIND, CANDIDATE FOR REGIONAL COUNCILLOR WARD 9 & 10 BRAMPTON CITYOPENED HIS OFFICE RECENTLY. MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT.

Brampton - A successfulfundraiser was held by MananGupta, City Councillor candidatefor Wards 7/8 Municipal Elec-tions in Brampton.Attended by a large number sup-porters and well wishers at theGrand Victorian Convention Cen-tre on September 27th, the eventadded momentum to the ongo-ing activities in reaching out tothe constituents.Retiring Ward 7/8 CouncillorSandra Hames reiterated her fullsupport and endorsement by at-tending and addressing the es-teemed audience. Manan Guptahas also secured the endorse-ment from Canadian Labour Con-gress and Peel Regional LabourCouncil for the upcoming elec-tions being held on October 27.

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REAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTREMAINED UNCHANGED IN JULYOntario - A Statistics Canada repor t show that real gross domesticproduct was essentially unchanged in July, following six consecutivemonthly gains. Increases of 0.5% and 0.3% were recorded in May andJune respectively.In July, manufacturing and the public sector were the major contribu-tors to growth. Increases were also recorded in construction, profes-sional services and retail trade.On the other hand, there were notable decreases in mining and oil andgas extraction as well as in utilities. Agriculture, wholesale trade,transpor tation and warehousing services as well as ar ts, enter tain-ment and recreation were also down.Manufacturing output grows

Manufacturing output grew 1.0% in July. Durable-goods manufactur-ing rose 1.6%, as almost all industrial sub-groups recorded growth.Increases were notable in transpor tation equipment, computer andelectronic products as well as furniture and related products manu-facturing. In contrast, miscellaneous manufacturing decreased.Non-durable goods manufacturing grew 0.4% in July, mainly as aresult of increases in food manufacturing, printing and related sup-por t activities as well as in plastic and rubber products manufactur-ing. In contrast, the manufacturing of chemical, petroleum and coalproducts as well as beverage and tobacco products declined.The public sector increasesThe public sector increased 0.5% in July, mainly as a result of gains

in educational services. Educational services grew 1.5% in July, butwas still below normal levels of activity as a result of a labour disputein British Columbia. Health care and social assistance (+0.2%) alsogrew, while public administration was unchanged in July.Mining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction fallsMining, quarrying and oil and gas extraction fell 1.5% in July, as all majorcomponents receded.After a 0.8% increase in May and a 1.3% gain in June, oil and gas extrac-tion fell 1.6% in July, as a result of declines in both non-conventional andconventional oil production.Mining and quarrying (excluding oil and gas extraction) also decreasedin July (-1.7%), mainly as a result of declines in coal as well as copper,nickel, lead and zinc mining.Support activities for mining and oil and gas extraction declined 0.9% inJuly.Utilities declineUtilities declined 2.3% in July. There was lower demand for both electric-ity and natural gas, mainly because of cooler than average temperaturesin July in some parts of the country.Construction growsConstruction grew 0.4% in July, largely because of gains in residentialbuilding and repair construction. Engineering construction and non-resi-dential building construction edged up.The output of real estate agents and brokers increased 0.6% in July, asactivity in the home resale market grew.Wholesale trade declines while retail trade edges upWholesale trade declined 0.6% in July. The July decline was primarilydue to decreases in miscellaneous wholesaling (which include agricul-tural supplies) and food, beverage and tobacco wholesaling. The whole-saling of motor vehicles and par ts as well as farm products increased.Retail trade edged up 0.1% in July. Gains were recorded at motorvehicles and par ts dealers, furniture and home furnishings storesand, to a much lesser extent, at building materials and garden equip-ment and supplies stores. On the other hand, there were decreases atclothing and clothing accessories stores, general merchandise storesand food and beverage stores.Other industriesProfessional services advanced 0.5% in July, led by an increase inlegal services.The finance and insurance sector edged up 0.1% in July. Increases inbanking and financial investment services were par tly offset by adecline in insurance services.The transportation and warehousing services sector decreased 0.4%in July, mainly as a result of declines in rail and pipeline transpor ta-tion services.



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PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER PARTICIPATES IN A MODERATED DISCUSSION WITH GERARD BAKER, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF THE WALLSTREET JOURNAL, DURING HIS VISIT TO NEW YORK CITY FOR THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY. - PMO PHOTO BY DEB RANSOM)

PM HIGHLIGHTS THE STRENGTH OF THECANADIAN ECONOMY IN NEW YORK CITY

"Canada values our deep and enduring relationship with the United States. Our twocountries have a long and remarkable history of collaboration on trade and invest-ment, which is critical to our mutual prosperity. We are working together to laydown a modern framework to improve the flow of legitimate trade, travel andinvestment across our shared border, which will benefit citizens and businesses inboth countries." - Prime Minister Stephen HarperPrime Minister Stephen Harper today participated in a moderated discussionpresented by the Canadian Association of New York and the Canadian ConsulateGeneral in New York, where he addressed the global economic climate, high-lighted Canada's strong economic performance, and underscored the importanceof the Canada-United States relationship. The event, moderated by Gerard Baker,Editor-in-Chief of The Wall Street Journal, brought together New York City's busi-ness and financial communities and others who share an interest in deepeningCanada-U.S. relations.Prime Minister Harper spoke about Canada's robust economic fundamentals, ourproactive jobs and trade agenda, and actions being taken to ensure that Canadacontinues to occupy a strong global economic position. The event took placeduring the Prime Minister's visit to New York City for the United Nations GeneralAssembly's High Level Week. Canada continues to be well received by NewYork's financial and industry leaders because of our economic performance rela-tive to many other countries since the global financial crisis, as well as our solidrecord of creating jobs, keeping taxes low, having the soundest banking system inthe world, promoting responsible resource development and opening new mar-kets for exporters.Quick Facts" Canada and the U.S. have the world's largest and most comprehensivetrading relationship, which supports millions of jobs in each country. Bilateral tradein goods and services surpassed CDN$781 billion in 2013, with more than CDN$2

billion worth of goods and services crossing the border daily - over $1 milliontraded every minute." The U.S. is Canada's largest foreign investor, and Canada is the third-largest foreign investor in the U.S. U.S. investment in Canada is primarily in Canada'smining and smelting industries, petroleum, chemicals, the manufacturing of ma-chinery and transportation equipment, and finance. Canadian investment in theU.S. is concentrated in finance and insurance, manufacturing, banking, informationand retail trade." Canada is the largest foreign supplier of oil, natural gas and electricity tothe U.S. In 2013, Canadian energy exports totalled CDN$128 billion, of which 92 percent (CDN$118 billion) were to the U.S." About 400,000 people cross between the shared Canadian and U.S.border every single day by all modes of transport." A number of major initiatives to further strengthen Canada's economicrelationship with the U.S. are currently underway or on the horizon, including:o The Beyond the Border Action Plan, which will enhance security andaccelerate the legitimate flow of people, goods and services;o The Regulatory Cooperation Council, which aims to better align regula-tory systems and boost North American trade and competitiveness;o The approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, which will create jobs andenergy security for both countries; and,o The construction of the Detroit River International Crossing, which willreduce congestion, support growth in border traffic and provide a much-neededcrossing alternative in this vital trade corridor." Canada and the U.S. are working closely to boost trade between NorthAmerica and the Asia-Pacific region through the Trans-Pacific Partnership, whichwill create jobs and growth both at home and abroad.Source - pm.gc.ca

CANADA'S POPULATION GROWTH IS THEHIGHEST AMONG G7 COUNTRIES

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Population growth mainly driven by international migrationIn 2013/2014, net international migration accounted for almost two-thirds

(66.5%) of the total increase in Canada's population. At the provinciallevel, net international migration was also the main factor in populationgrowth for Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba,

Saskatchewan, Alberta and BritishColumbia.Natural increase played a majorpart in the territories, whether bypartially offsetting the losses frominterprovincial migration, as in theNorthwest Territories, or by con-tributing to population increase, asin Nunavut.In contrast, natural increase re-mained fairly low in the Atlanticprovinces and was negative inNewfoundland and Labrador for asecond year in a row.In the last 30 years, EasternCanada's population share has de-creased, while Western Canada'shas increasedOn July 1, 2014, more than 85% ofCanadians lived in four provinces:Ontario (38.5%), Quebec (23.1%),British Columbia (13.0%) andAlberta (11.6%).The population share of each prov-ince and territory has evolved dif-ferently over time. Since 1984, thepopulation share of the Atlanticprovinces has decreased by 2.3percentage points, while that of thewestern provinces has increasedby 2.4 percentage points.Over the same period, population sharesincreased in three provinces: Ontario(+2.7 percentage points), Alberta(+2.2 percentage points) and BritishColumbia (+1.5 percentage point). Ofall the provinces, Quebec's popu-lation share decreased the most (-2.8 percentage points), reaching23.1% as of July 1, 2014.Baby boomers accelerateCanada's population aging

On July 1, 2014, 15.7% of Canada's population (nearly one in six Canadi-ans) was aged 65 and older. This proportion has steadily increased sincethe mid-1960s as a result of lower fertility levels and longer life expect-ancy.Thir ty years earlier, the proportion of Canadians aged 65 and older was10.0%. The growth of this age group has accelerated since the beginningof the current decade, more precisely in 2011, when the first baby boomersstarted to turn 65.According to the most recent population projections, by the year 2016,the number of seniors aged 65 and older would be greater than the num-ber of children under the age of 15. Furthermore, seniors would accountfor between 24% and 28% of the population by the year 2063, almost 50years from now.The proportion of people aged 55 to 64 now exceeds that of those aged15 to 24Population estimates show, for the first time, that there are more Canadi-ans aged 55 to 64-the age when people typically leave the labour force-than there are Canadians aged 15 to 24-the age when people typicallyenter the labour force. On July 1, 2014, there were 4.6 million people aged15 to 24 in Canada, compared with 4.7 million people aged 55 to 64.Thir ty years ago, for every person aged 55 to 64, there were two peopleaged 15 to 24; this ratio has now fallen by half to just below 1.On July 1, 2014, the ratio of people aged 15 to 24 to people aged 55 to 64remained above 1 in four provinces: Manitoba (1.14), Alberta (1.12),Saskatchewan (1.09) and Ontario (1.04). The ratio was below 1 in BritishColumbia (0.93), Quebec (0.86), Yukon (0.85) and in each of the Atlanticprovinces, reaching its lowest value in Newfoundland and Labrador (0.71).The population is older in the Atlantic provinces and younger in theterritoriesThe extent of population aging is not the same across the country. Theproportion of people aged 65 and older was highest in the Atlantic prov-inces and lowest in the territories. Among the provinces, the highestproportions of seniors were in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (18.3%in both cases), while Alberta (11.4%) recorded the lowest. The nation'syoungest population lived in Nunavut, where seniors made up 3.7% of thepopulation.Population aging is faster in Newfoundland and Labrador and slower inSaskatchewanDuring the last 30 years, the proportion of seniors aged 65 years andolder increased in all provinces and territories. The pace of populationaging, however, was not uniform across Canada.Population aging was most rapid in Newfoundland and Labrador, wherethe proportion of people aged 65 and older rose by 9.5 percentage points(from 8.2% to 17.7%) between 1984 and 2014. Population aging was alsorapid in New Brunswick and Quebec (+7.8 percentage points for eachprovince) over the last 30 years. In contrast, Saskatchewan was theprovince with the lowest proportional increase in seniors (+2.2 percent-age points).Canada-United States comparisonA comparison of the demographic indicators for Canada's provinces andterritories with those of the 50 American states (see the note to readers)can provide a better understanding of Canada's diverse popula-tion por trait. Cer tain provinces and territories are either the fastestgrowing or the slowest growing among regions in Canada and the UnitedStates.Of all states, provinces and territories, Nunavut registered the larg-est annual growth, at 3.2%. It was followed by Nor th Dakota(+3.1%) and Alber ta (+2.8%), two regions associated with economicactivity related to oil and gas extraction.On the other hand, the populations of the Northwest Territories (-0.5%),Newfoundland and Labrador (-0.2%), New Brunswick (-0.2%) and WestVirginia (-0.1%) registered the largest population decreases.Source - statscan.gc.ca

NDP SUPPORTS CANADA -KOREA TRADE DEALToronto - The NDP has announced its support for the Canada-South KoreaTrade Agreement, Canada's first trade agreement with an Asian country."Increasing our trade ties with Asia is key to ensuring Canada's prosperity inthe 21stcentury," said NDP Trade critic Don Davies (Vancouver Kingsway)."South Korea is a democratic country with a complementary, high-standardseconomy that provides significant, strategic benefits for Canada. While wehave some concerns, we believe this agreement is, on balance, a good deal forCanada." Canadian exporters have lost 30% of their market share in SouthKorea since 2012 - when the EU and US implemented agreements and se-cured preferential access for their companies. Australia, a major competitorwith Canada, is poised to adopt its own trade deal with South Korea. TheCanada-Korea Trade Agreement will level the playing field for Canadian com-panies, and give them a foothold in a key Asian market. While affirming theirintention to vote in favour of the deal, Davies made it clear it is not the agree-ment an NDP government would have negotiated. He criticised the Conserva-tive government for insisting on an unnecessary Investor-State Dispute Settle-ment mechanism, and failing to secure the same protections for the autoindustry that the United States achieved in their agreement with South Korea."The South Korean government aggressively promotes exports and their auto-motive industry," said Davies. "Conservatives have been failingour country's manufacturing sector and must do more to ensureCanada's automotive sector has the suppor t it needs to succeed inan increasingly competitive global market."

Nine in Ten (87%) Post-SecondaryStudents Report Still Having a Lot toLearn About Managing FinancesToronto - With a new semester underway and students learningnew and big ideas inside the classroom, most indicate there'sanother subject outside the classroom that they still could broadentheir horizons on: financial management. According to a new survey con-ducted by Ipsos Reid on behalf of RBC, nine in ten (87%) post-secondarystudents report that they still have a lot to learn about managing finances. Twoin five students particularly indicate that they wish they knew how much all the'little extras' cost (42%) and knew more about budgeting (41%). Other mon-etary measures students wished they knew about include:" How to plan for unexpected financial needs (42%)" The details about paying back student loans (36%)" How broke they might be when graduating (33%)" A majority (59%) of parents, on the other hand, wish their child knew theimportance of starting to save and plan early. Despite this disagreementamong students and parents, most students (80%) agree that their parentshave been a good financial role model for them. Students also appear veryinclined to discuss school-related finances with their parents, like taking ondebt for school-related expenses (80%). Credit, however, seems moreof a mystery.


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From defence to development,technology to lead India-US partnership

BY SAROJ MOHANTY

The spectacular success of the incredibly frugal Mars Orbiter Mis-sion that put India straight into an elite club and opened up an array ofbusiness oppor tunities has created the right atmospherics for PrimeMinister Narendra Modi's visit to the US during which he would en-gage with the civil society, policy makers and the business commu-nity. And in almost all of these, one subject that would be the talkingpoint would be technology.Both the countries are expected to ink an agreement on launching ajoint radar satellite mission among other initiatives related to energy,manufacturing, health and education, opening up new oppor tunitiesfor par tnership.The tech-savvy prime minister himself set the tone ahead of his inter-actions, saying the US "continues to inspire India" in education andinnovation, and he strongly believes in the possibilities of technologyto transform governance and empower people in India.And the reasons are not far to seek. The world has been going thoughthe "Third Wave" of industrial revolution, a radical shift to a knowl-edge-based society in which revolutionary technologies in severalfields are creating newer production techniques and products. Econo-mies around the world are being structured around the computer andother high-tech industries.Also, the growth of the high-tech industries has demolished the oldassumption that comparative advantage is a gift of nature which can-not be changed by government policies. The experience of the USdefence-related industries, Japan and South Korea have shown thatin many sectors comparative advantage to a considerable degree isa product of deliberate policy choices by national governments. Andthe fact that comparative advantage at least to some extent and under

cer tain conditions can be created has encouraged governments tointervene in the market and pursue sector specific policies.At the same time, international competition in technology is intensify-ing. The outcome of this competition is going to determine whichcountries would be dominant global players in the years ahead. It isin this context that transfer of technology as well as exchange of itamong nations have become an instruments of foreign policy.For India, technology would play a critical role in shaping its power -hard and soft. The significance of the bilateral exchange this weekhas to be seen in this strategic context.Modi came to power on agenda of development, for which technol-ogy, investment and market are essential. His 'Make in India' initia-tive also aims at identifying select domestic companies having lead-ership in innovation and new technology and turning them into globalchampions.And there is a new synergy in perception, a convergence of interestsof the two sides that has been discerned in recent months. For India,the US, the world's largest and its biggest innovation economy, re-mains the prime source of all the three ingredients for economicsuccess. The Americans believe that India can achieve rapid growththrough innovation if it opens up its economy to foreign technologies.State Depar tment point-person Nisha Desai Biswal says that the UShas "cutting-edge" technology to offer.Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel, who last month visited India forpreparatory talks for the visit, said both countries are working to-gether to advance the joint cooperative science and technology pri-orities, that includes areas "ranging from big data to cognitive sci-ences to chemical and biological defence, and material sciences".Both India and the US believe that science, technology, and innovationare key tools that will help address global challenges such as climate

change, pandemics, food, water and energy security. Both countriesare building public-private par tnerships that promote science andtechnology-based innovation and entrepreneurship.Among the new initiative is a Memorandum of Understanding on En-vironmental and Occupational Health, the US Depar tment of Healthand Human Services and India's Ministry of Health and FamilyWelfare are finalizing. The MOU would develop fur ther coopera-tion in research, education and training, and capacity-building ina number of focus areas, including public health aspects of house-hold and ambient air pollution, water quality and access, expo-sures to hazardous substances and strengthening of laboratorycapacity.Both countries are also working toward signing two project an-nexes under a US Depar tment of Energy and India's Depar tmentof Atomic Energy (DAE) agreement on high-energy physics coop-eration. The project annexes aim to facilitate and promote coop-eration on Accelerator Research and Development and relatedsciences to fur ther understanding of fundamental physics.NASA and ISRO are also planning future missions to moon andother destinations.The prime minister's talks are taking place just a month ahead ofthe India-US Technology Summit in New Delhi under the theme"Tackling 21st Century Challenges Together". The summit Nov 18-19 will include par ticipation from several companies, academicinstitutions, and scientists, and will help build productive par tner-ships in joint research and development, technology commercializa-tion, and joint business ventures designed to promote trade and in-vestment between the two countries.IANS - Saroj Mohanty is a senior journalist and analyst. The viewsexpressed are personal. He can be contacted at [email protected]

MODI, OBAMA VOW TO'CHALEIN SAATH SAATH'

I, MUNAFF ABDUL son of MOHAMMED MUSA KALIMULLAH, holderof Indian Passport No F5229354, issued at TORONTO on 9-3-2006,permanent resident of 7-121 ALI RICE MILL, MYLAVARAM,KRISHNA DISTRICT, PIN: 521230, AP, INDIA and presently residingat 26 BULLRUSH DRIVE, WOODBRIDGE, ON, L4H2V9, CANADA dohere by change my name from MUNAFF ABDUL to ABDUL MUNAFFSHAMIM, with immediate effect.

I, AHAMMAD JAHA daughter of LATE ABDUL HAMEED KHAN, holderof Indian Passport No F8002590, issued at TORONTO on 4-10-2006,permanent resident of 7-121 ALI RICE MILL, MYLAVARAM,KRISHNA DISTRICT, PIN: 521230, AP, INDIA and presently residingat 26 BULLRUSH DRIVE, WOODBRIDGE, ON, L4H2V9, CANADA dohere by change my name from AHAMMAD JAHA to JAHA AHMED,with immediate effect.

I, MOHAMMED SAFIA SULTANA daughter of ABDUL MUNAFF, holderof Indian Passport No F8004536, issued at TORONTO on 3-1-2007,permanent resident of 7-121 ALI RICE MILL, MYLAVARAM,KRISHNA DISTRICT, PIN: 521230, AP, INDIA and presently residingat 26 BULLRUSH DRIVE, WOODBRIDGE, ON, L4H2V9, CANADA dohere by change my name from MOHAMMED SAFIA SULTANA toSAFFIA SULTANA, with immediate effect.

I, MOHAMMED JAVEED KALIMULLAH son of ABDUL MUNAFF, holderof Indian Passport No F8004535, issued at TORONTO on 3-1-2007,permanent resident of 7-121 ALI RICE MILL, MYLAVARAM,KRISHNA DISTRICT, PIN: 521230, AP, INDIA and presently residingat 26 BULLRUSH DRIVE, WOODBRIDGE, ON, L4H2V9, CANADA dohere by change my name from MOHAMMED JAVEED KALIMULLAHto MOHAMMED JAVED KALIMULLA, with immediate effect.

CHANGE OF NAME

BY ARUN KUMAR

Washington (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US PresidentBarack Obama Tuesday vowed to "chalein saath saath - together we goforward" with a new agenda to realise the full potential of a renewed US-Indiapartnership for the 21st century."As nations, we've partnered over the decades to deliver progress to ourpeople... Still, the true potential of our relationship has yet to be fully realised,"they said in a joint op-ed piece published on the Washington Post website."The advent of a new government in India is a natural opportunity to broadenand deepen our relationship," the two leaders wrote ahead of their bilateralsummit to reboot a stalled relationship.The op-ed noted that their "partnership is robust, reliable and enduring, and itis expanding" involving more bilateral collaboration than ever, includingbetween the two militaries, private sectors and civil society."Indeed, so much has happened that, in 2000, then Prime Minister Atal BihariVajpayee could declare that we are natural allies."But, "It is time to set a new agenda, one that realises concrete benefits for ourcitizens," Obama and Modi wrote noting, "With a reinvigorated level of ambitionand greater confidence, we can go beyond modest and conventional goals.""This will be an agenda that enables us to find mutually rewarding ways toexpand our collaboration in trade, investment and technology that harmonisewith India's ambitious development agenda, while sustaining the United Statesas the global engine of growth," they said. At their summit, the two leaderssaid they would discuss ways in which they can boost manufacturing andexpand affordable renewable energy, while sustainably securing the future ofour common environment. Also on the agenda would be how their"businesses, scientists and governments can partner as India works toimprove the quality, reliability and availability of basic services, especiallyfor the poorest of citizens."An immediate area of concrete US support is Modi's "Clean India" campaign,"where we will leverage private and civil society innovation, expertise andtechnology to improve sanitation and hygiene throughout India," the op-edsaid."While our shared efforts will benefit our own people, our partnership aspiresto be larger than merely the sum of its parts," they said."As nations, as people, we aspire to a better future for all; one in which ourstrategic partnership also produces benefits for the world at large," they

wrote echoing India's philosophy of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbaa" or "the world isone family" outlined by Modi all through his trip."As global partners," the two leaders wrote they were "committed to enhancingour homeland security by sharing intelligence, through counterterrorism andlaw-enforcement cooperation, while we jointly work to maintain freedom ofnavigation and lawful commerce across the seas".The two leaders said their health collaboration will help tackle the toughest ofchallenges, "whether combating the spread of Ebola, researching cancercures or conquering diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria and dengue".They also intended to expand their "recent tradition of working together toempower women, build capacity and improve food security in Afghanistanand Africa"."The exploration of space will continue to fire our imaginations and challengeus to raise our ambitions," they wrote noting that both countries having"satellites orbiting Mars tells its own story"."The promise of a better tomorrow is not solely for Indians and Americans: Italso beckons us to move forward together for a better world.""This is the central premise of our defining partnership for the 21st century.Forward together we go -- chalein saath saath," they concluded.

The advent of a new government in India is a

natural opportunity to broaden and deepen ourrelationship," the two leaders wrote ahead of their

bilateral summit to reboot a stalled relationship.The op-ed noted that their "partnership is robust,

reliable and enduring, and it is expanding" involvingmore bilateral collaboration than ever, including

between the two militaries, private sectors and civilsociety. "Indeed, so much has happened that, in

2000, then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayeecould declare that we are natural allies."



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PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER WELCOMES HERMAN VAN ROMPUY, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL, AND JOSÉMANUEL BARROSO, PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, TO PARLIAMENT HILL FOR THE CANADA-EUROPEAN UNIONSUMMIT FOLLOWING THE SIGNING OF PARLIAMENT'S DISTINGUISHED VISITORS' GUEST BOOKS. (PMO PHOTO BY DEB RANSOM)

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Canada, Europe sign Free Trade DealWe, the leaders of Canada and the European Union (EU),

meeting today in Ottawa, are committed to strengthening and deepening our strategic par tnership that buildson our shared history and values. We reaffirmed our

commitment to contributing to our mutual prosperity through our con-tinued cooperation. We discussed the next steps with respect to theCanada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (Canada-EU Trade Agreement) and the Strategic Par tnership Agreement (SPA),which together mark the beginning of a new, dynamic chapter inrelations between Canada and the EU. We have also consulted onplans to strengthen our joint effor ts to address international peaceand security challenges and other crucial global issues of mutualconcern.Trade and the EconomyToday marks a truly historic moment in the evolution of the Canada-EU relationship as we celebrate the end of negotiations of theCanada-EU Trade Agreement. The Agreement delivers on the 2009promise of a very comprehensive liberalization of trade in goodsand services, significant new oppor tunities in government pro-curement, provisions to enhance and encourage investment, andimproved and modernized rules on other trade-related issues.The Canada-EU Trade Agreement also establishes a range of co-operation mechanisms that will ensure continued collaborationbetween Canada and the EU as we continue to strengthen anddeepen our economic par tnership. At the same time, Canada andthe EU place a strong emphasis on sustainable development, oncultural diversity, and on the right to regulate in the public interestwithin their territories.Recognizing that this is a time of continued recovery in the globaleconomy, we highlight the impor tance of the Canada-EU TradeAgreement as a vehicle to create new prosperity on both sides ofthe Atlantic. The Agreement will help generate more trade andtwo-way investment, and promote jobs and growth. We will workexpeditiously to ensure that all our businesses, workers and con-sumers throughout Canada and EU Member States are equally

positioned to realize the oppor tunities created by this historicaccord as soon as possible, and will lend our full suppor t to itsearly ratification through our respective legal and political pro-cesses.This ambitious and ground-breaking agreement between Canadaand the EU sends a positive signal about the impor tance of fur thertrade liberalization. We are committed to under taking fur ther ef-for ts to put the Trade Facilitation Agreement and other decisionsof the 9th WTO Ministerial Conference back on track.Deepening our Strategic Par tnershipToday, we also celebrate the successful end of negotiations forthe Strategic Par tnership Agreement between Canada and the EU,which offers an impor tant cooperation framework to strengthenour relations and deepen our foreign policy cooperation, and pro-vides a platform for joint action on global issues. The SPA willcontribute to stronger ties in areas such as energy, research andinnovation, science and technology, and the Arctic. The agree-ment also seeks to enrich our dialogue on issues that directlyaffect the well-being of our peoples, such as the environment,migration, consular protection, people-to-people links and thespecial needs of youth.We commit to ensure, as soon as possible, visa-free travel be-tween our countries for all Canadian and EU citizens, also so thatthey will benefit fully from the new trade and economic oppor tu-nities that are being created between Canada and the EU.International Peace and SecurityBased on our common values and in order to foster global peaceand security, we will work together to promote human rights, de-mocracy and the rule of law. We will also enhance EU-Canada andTransatlantic cooperation in international peace and security, the fightagainst terrorism and organized crime, and international non-prolif-eration and disarmament.Canada and the EU remain deeply concerned by the situation in Ukraine,and condemn the aggression by Russian armed forces on Ukrainiansoil and the illegal annexation of Crimea. While we welcome the agree-ments on a ceasefire reached in Minsk on 5 September and 19 Sep-tember 2014, they must be respected and fully implemented. Russiamust withdraw its military assets and forces from inside Ukraine andalong the Ukrainian border, and continue to de-escalate the situation.Russia must also take concretesteps to allow for a political anddiplomatic solution that fully re-spects Ukraine's sovereignty andter ritorial integrity. We expectRussia to return to the path of fullcompliance with international lawand its international obligationsand responsibilities. Canada andthe EU continue to follow the de-velopments on the ground, andstand ready to adapt their reac-tion and decisions with a view toencouraging fur ther progress. Inthis context, we emphasize ourcommitment towards long lastingpeace, prosperity, stability andsecurity in Eastern Europe, andto that end suppor t the fur therdevelopment of the Eastern Par t-nership.Canada and the EU are extremelyconcerned by the deterioration ofthe security and humanitarian

situation in Syria and Iraq as a result of the occupation of parts of theirterritory by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). We are ap-palled by and firmly condemn the indiscriminate killings and otherviolations of international law perpetrated by this and other terroristorganisations, in par ticular against persons belonging to religiousand ethnic minorities and against women and other vulnerable groups.Those responsible for such crimes must be held to account. We will,with other par tners from within and outside the region, assist thepeople of Syria and Iraq to act decisively against the threat of ISIL.Instability in Syria, caused by the Assad regime's brutal war againstits own people, has allowed ISIL to flourish. A lasting solution ur-gently requires a political transition in Syria. In Iraq, we will worktogether to support the Iraqi people to meet this challenge, and standready to suppor t a new inclusive Iraqi government as it moves toaddress the needs of all Iraqis, regardless of ethnic origin or religiousbelief.We strongly believe that determined action is required to stem theflow of foreign fighters and wil l accelerate effor ts to preventradicalisation and extremism, share information more effectively, dis-suade, detect and disrupt suspicious travel, prevent financial sup-port, and investigate and prosecute foreign fighters.Building on our long-standing cooperation in crisis managementand suppor t for good governance, we will strengthen cooperationfur ther in suppor t of our respective effor ts in the wider MiddleEast, Africa, Central America, the Caribbean, and the WesternBalkans.Global and Regional IssuesWe will revitalize our cooperation in energy including under the2007 High-Level Energy Dialogue, par ticularly in key areas suchas energy security, increased energy efficiency, renewable en-ergy, the safe and responsible exploitation of conventional andunconventional energy resources, LNG trade, and improved mar-ket transparency and stability.We reaffirm our determination to work together and with par tnerstowards the adoption of an ambitious, effective, fair climate agree-ment applicable to all, with legal force, in December 2015 at theUNFCCC Conference of Par ties in Paris (COP21), for which wewill communicate our national mitigation contributions as agreedin Warsaw, with a view to doing our par t to limit effectively theincrease in global temperature below 2°C above pre-industriallevels. We will continue to work with others to mobilize climatefinance from a variety of sources, including the private sector, toenable the investment shift required for the long-term transitiontowards low-emission economies, including through financialsuppor t to developing countries.We welcome the deepening of ties in Arctic cooperation, includ-ing through the Arctic Council. EU and Canada are strategic par t-ners in the field of research and innovation. We wish to reinforceour collaboration under the existing Agreement for Scientific andTechnical Cooperation Between Canada and the European Com-munity through active par ticipation in the Horizon 2020 Frame-work Programme, including in priority areas of Arctic and marineresearch, in follow-up to the 2013 Galway Statement.We are committed to work with all par tners to agree to an ambi-tious post-2015 development agenda anchored in a single set ofgoals which should be action-oriented, concise, limited in num-ber, aspirational, global in nature and universally applicable to allcountries, while taking into account different national realities,capacities and levels of development, and respecting nationalpolicies and priorities. The agenda should reinforce the interna-tional community's commitment to pover ty eradication and sus-tainable development. We also remain committed to the need fora strong post-2015 accountability mechanism.We discussed the health of women and children as a pressingglobal issue, welcomed initiatives such as the May 28-30 TorontoSummit and sessions held this week on the margins of the UnitedNations General Assembly on these issues, and noted that endingpreventable maternal and child deaths within a generation couldbe within arm's reach with a renewed global commitment.Canada and the EU expressed their concern about the Ebola crisis inAfrica, and stressed the impor tance of a coordinated internationalresponse to assist affected countries to tackle the diseases as swiftlyand efficiently as possible.This Ottawa Summit has given renewed voice and vision to our part-nership, and has positioned us to work more closely and effectivelytogether across a range of priority areas, for the prosperity and secu-rity of our peoples, and the global community.Source - pm.gc.ca


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New LEGO contest at BramptonLibrary is calling for entriesBrampton - Building on the huge success of its Lego programs,Brampton Library is introducing a new contest that encourages children tocreate an original Lego masterpiece. The Lego Build Challenge is inviting allBrampton students in grades one to eight to participate in this contest toshowcase their imagination and creativity. Children have shown eagernessto learn, collaborate, create and experiment in a safe and fun environment atthe Library, especially at the free drop-in Legomania programs. MonikaConduit, Children's Information Services Coordinator at Brampton Librarysays: "Working with Lego has many positive outcomes for children includ-ing the development of fine motor skills, confidence building and problemsolving. We are excited to see the amazing works that children will build withLego pieces." Participants may use blocks from kits to create their ownmasterpiece, but the design must be original and cannot follow instructionsfrom the kit. This new contest will be judged in four categories: Grades 1-2,3-4, 5-6, and 7-8. Participants must fill out a contest application form (avail-able online or in branches) and include a photo of their creation. Finalistsfrom each grade range will be selected for a chance to win a prize and will beinvited to bring their Lego creation to the showcase in the Cyril Clark branchon November 29. Applications are accepted throughout the monthof October. Contest rules and downloadable application formscan be found on www.bramptonlibrary.ca

TOMS supports World SightDay on October 9Toronto - On Thursday, October 9, TOMS asks Canadians and peoplearound the world to take to social media to help support World Sight Day inorder to raise awareness about visual impairment and blindness world-wide. Realizing that the One for One model (launched with TOMS shoes in2006) could serve other global needs, founder Blake Mycoskie launchedTOMS Eyewear and its Sight Giving model in 2011 to help restore sight topeople in need. With every purchase of TOMS sunglasses and optical frames,TOMS will provide a person in need with prescription glasses, medicaltreatment or sight-saving surgery. To date, TOMS has helped restore sight toover 200,000 people in 13 countries around the world.Today, 285 million people in the world are visually impaired or blind, but 80per cent of visual impairment worldwide can be cured or prevented. 90 percent of the world's visually impaired people live in developing countries; 19million children worldwide are blind or visually impaired. TOMS suppor tsWorld Sight Day with engaging visuals and campaign brandingto raise awareness, educate consumers, share facts and tellpersonal stories about those affected by visual impairment andblindness in an accessible way.

Ontario - Average weekly earnings of non-farm payroll employeeswere $940 in July, little changed from $937 the previous month.Compared with 12 months earlier, weekly earnings increased 3.3%.The 3.3% increase in weekly earnings during the 12 months to Julyreflected a number of factors, including wage growth, changes inthe composition of employment by industry, occupation and levelof job experience, as well as average hours worked per week.Non-farm payroll employees worked an average of 33.0 hours inJuly, unchanged both from the previous month and from July2013.Average weekly earnings by sectorIn the 12 months to July, average weekly earnings increased in8 of the 10 largest industrial sectors, led by wholesale trade.Compared with 12 months earlier, average weekly earnings inwholesale trade increased 5.2% to $1,136. Growth was mostnotable among personal and household goods merchant whole-salers, as well as building material and supplies merchant whole-salers.Average weekly earnings in construction grew by 4.0% to $1,234 inthe 12 months to July, although earnings in the sector have beenrelatively stable since October. Earnings growth was widespreadacross the construction industries.

In health care and social assistance, average weekly earnings in-creased 3.3% to $851 in the 12 months to July, with gains spreadacross most industries. However, earnings in the sector have beenrelatively unchanged since the star t of 2014.Compared with 12 months earlier, average weekly earnings werelittle changed in educational services as well as administrative andsuppor t services.Average weekly earnings by provinceYear-over-year earnings of non-farm payroll employees increasedin all provinces in July. The highest earnings growth was in New-foundland and Labrador, while Ontario had the lowest.Compared with 12 months earlier, average weekly earnings inNewfoundland and Labrador rose 5.2% to $993, with gains spreadacross most sectors.Average weekly earnings in Quebec increased 5.0% to $873 inthe 12 months to July, with most of the growth occurring sinceMarch. Over the 12-month period, gains were spread across allsectors in the province, led by finance and insurance; transpor-tation and warehousing; wholesale trade; and construction.Compared with a year earlier, earnings in Alber ta were up 4.8%to $1,154, led by growth in mining, quarrying, and oil and gasextraction.

WEEKLY EARNINGS INCREASED 3.3% COMPARED WITH12 MONTHS EARLIER: STATS CANADA

ICCC ORGANISED ITS HARD TOURTO SIGAN INDUSTRIES

Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) organised its hard hats tour ofthe Sigan Industries, which was attended by ICCC members. This was aninnovative learning opportunity for the members as they were given a privi-leged “behind the scenes” tour of Sigan Industries.Mr. Dharma P Jain, President of the Chamber welcome all participants andthanked Mr. Manji Singh for cordially accepting Chamber's request for ar-ranging a tour of his manufacturing facility. Mr. Jain said that Sigan Industriesis providing its products from over a decade in Canada and USA. They thriveon customer satisfaction thus giving them the motivation to provide the bestquality and most authentic health and beauty products. They are supplyingtheir products to hospitality industries in big names hotels & motels and bigretail store chains across North America. Since 1998, Sigan Industries Grouphas been a premier private label manufacturer of health and beauty products.Company offers a comprehensive range of services from product develop-ment, manufacturing, bottling to the packaging of finished goods. With over a

two decade of service in Canada and USA, Sigan Industries has developed astrong reputation and relationship with the community. Sigan Industries of-fers a state of the art research, testing and lab facility. Start to end eachproduct passes through rigorous tests set by regulators.Mr. Manjit Singh is a proud Chamber member, shared his success story. Healso gave the overview of the project that how they have developed it to fulfillthe needs of the clients by doing in house research and development. He toldthe visitors about processing of the Anti-aging skin care, Anti-aging hair care,Hair loss prevention & Specialty Oils from raw material to a finished productfor the market. They are using the high quality chemicals for the productswhich are not harmful for human skin and are good to preserve the productsup to three to four years. Mr. Jessi, plant manager also briefed the ICCCmembers regarding the quality control and tracking of the products.Mr. Tony Chawla, Vice President Events, Mr. Ajay Gupta, Director Mining andMr. Naval Bajaj, Chair India Mission were also present at the hard hat tour.



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PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI SPEAKS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN IN NEW YORK, DURING HIS VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES.

"Winning elections is not for sitting on a seat, it is a responsibility.And I have not taken even a 15-minute vacation since becoming PM,"he said.As the crowd chanted "Modi, Modi" throughout his speech, the primeminister said his government will not leave any stone unturned tofulfil the expectations of the people.He said India is at an oppor tune cusp of circumstances, blessed witha vibrant democracy, with 65 percent of its people under the age of 35,and a market of 1.25 billion people and will scale new heights in thenear future."These three things are present in one country, this is not there any-where else in the world. And on the basis of this India will cross newheights - it is my belief," said Modi as the crowd chanted, clappedand cheered every time the prime minister made a good point andappealed to their patriotism.Referring to the ageing populace across the world, he said that Indiais blessed with the youngest population and the largest workforce inthe world."India can supply the workforce to the world," he said, suggesting thatIndia should export its trained teachers and nurses across the world.He also proposed that the diaspora should join in the effor ts to rebuildthe country, a "vikas jan andolan" or a mass movement for develop-ment - in helping in any way they could.Referring to the skill development that his government has launchedfor the youth, he said his government has created a skill developmentministry and would invite other countries to join in the effor t.He also referred to the Make in India campaign the governmentlaunched ahead of his US visit to invite investments and to manufac-ture in India as also the sanitation campaign to make a Clean India, amovement which he said would gladden the hear ts of Indian abroadwho often get turned away by India's pervasive squalor.He asked the Indian diaspora to connect with him directly online andalso asked them to join in the endeavour to clean the Ganga river.Modi also announced visa-free arrival for US tourists in India and thatIndian missions in the US would grant long term visas to US citizens,which was widely welcomed by the Indian Americans.Ahead of the address, for which tickets were sold out days in ad-vance, there were some performances by Gujarati and Rajasthanifolk dancers and a song by noted singer Kavita Krishnamoorthy, whoalso rendered the Indian national anthem.Capping two days eventful in New York, Modi travels to WashingtonMonday for summit talks with President Barack Obama, his top cabi-net colleagues and Congressional leaders to renew and revive a bi-lateral dialogue and strategic par tnership that seemed to have runinto uncer tain weather in recent times. His address to the Indiandiaspora comes a day after he enthralled a 65,000-strong youthfulcrowd at Central Park, unveiling to them his vision of a clean Indiawith toilets for all, and ending with the iconic words "May the force bewith you" from the evergreen hit Star Wars films.

Will build India of your dreams, joinin our effort: Modi to Indians abroadNew York, (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi connectedwith thousands of rapturously cheering Indian diaspora at MadisonSquare Garden here Sunday, promising them he would deliver on theelectoral promise of a resurgent India and urged them to join in themass movement to work for their country of origin.Addressing a 20,000-strong crowd at the venue - that has seen formerUS presidents and rock stars take to the stage but never an Indianpolitician - and also thousands watching the event live outside ongiant screens, and millions back home and around the world on TVand internet, Modi announced relief measures for the diaspora, in-cluding lifelong visas for Persons of Indian Origin cardholders and

the merger of the PIO and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemeswith a new scheme to be announced soon.Speaking in his chatty style in Hindi for almost an hour, and attired incream kur ta-pyjama and a light orange jacket, Modi praised the In-dian diaspora for its contribution to IT, saying India was no longerconsidered a land of snake charmers but of software wizards."Our forefathers maybe would play with snakes, but we play with themouse (computer mouse)," he said, to wild cheers.Referring to the elections that swept him to power in May, Modi thankedthe diaspora for their suppor t and said he has not taken even a 15-minute vacation since becoming prime minister.


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AIADMK PARTY WORKERS CRY AFTER A VERDICT WAS HANDED DOWN TO PARTY LEADER TAMIL NADU CHIEF MINISTER JJAYALALITHA. AT LEAST 16 PEOPLE COMMITTED SUICIDE OR DIED OF CARDIAC ARREST ACROSS TAMIL NADU AFTER THEVERDICT AGAINST J JAYALALITHAA RESULTING IN A SENTENCE OF FOUR YEARS IN PRISON. TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEENHOSPITALIZED WITH SEVERE BURNS.

Punjab seeks report on killing of two brothersChandigarh IANS, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Sundaysaid his government has sought a repor t on the killing of two youthsby the police near Ludhiana.He told media in Ludhiana, 110 km from here, that the Ludhiana deputycommissioner has also been asked to investigate the matter andsubmit a repor t immediately.The two youths, both brothers in their 20s, were allegedly killed in agunfight with the police in Jamalpur area of Ludhiana district Saturdaymorning. Both of them - Harinder Singh and Jatinder Singh - wereaccused in an attempt to murder case.The incident took place when police entered a house where the vic-tims were staying. A scuffle broke out between them and the policeteam and shots were fired. The brothers were killed in the shootout.Senior police officers in Ludhiana said the shootout took place follow-ing a scuffle.Some other people staying in the same house fled when the incidenttook place.The opposition Congress condemned the "cold-blooded killing of twobrothers". Punjab Congress president Pratap Singh Bajwa allegedthat it was a staged shootout.Bajwa said "no bigger evidence is needed to prove that the law ofjungle prevailed in Punjab and there is total breakdown of the chain of

command". "Those in power are dictating terms at every level in thestate and no one is safe," he said in a statement. He said the contra-dictory versions put up by police had exposed everything.

SPORTS CENTRES TO COMEUP IN BORDER DISTRICTSIANS - Chandigarh, Union Minister of State for Sports Sarbananda Sonowaltoday announced to set up multi-purpose sports centres in Punjab'sborder districts of Ferozepur, Amritsar, Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur.Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal asked the Union Minister, whocalled on the former here, to generously help the state in combat-ing the curse of drugs by funding spor ts projects and relatedinfrastructure, especially in the border districts of the state.He apprised the Union Minister that the state government wasalready making strenuous effor ts for promoting sports to checkdrug addiction in the state but this daunting task could not beaccomplished without adequate suppor t of the Union govern-ment. An official release quoting Badal said there was a lot ofscope for the promotion of the sports activity in the border dis-tricts of the state for which the Union Government must paysome attention.Responding to the issue, Sonowal apprised the Chief Ministerthat the Union Government would set up a multi-purpose spor tscentre in each block of the border district at a cost of Rs 1.75crore over an area of seven acres.He asked the Chief Minister to send the requisite proposal for thesecentres so that work on them could be star ted in a phased manner.The Union Minister also assured Badal that the Union Governmentwas not averse to the idea of setting up such centres even in the otherblocks of the state.

Polls in Haryana,Maharashtra on October 15New Delhi (IANS): In the biggest electoral test after the LokSabha battle, Congress-ruled Haryana and Maharashtra will goto the polls Oct 15 and the results will be declared Oct 19.Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath said by-elections willalso be held Oct 15 for the Lok Sabha seats of Beed (Maharashtra)and Kandhamal (Odisha) following death of incumbent MPs andthe assembly seats of Kanubari (Arunachal Pradesh), Hiyanglam(Manipur), Nor thern Angami-II (Nagaland), Kairana (UttarPradesh) and Rajkot West (Gujarat).Sampath said the poll panel was "watching closely" the situationin flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, and voting dates for Kash-mir and Jharkhand would be announced later.Sampath said the model code of conduct would come into imme-diate effect, involving both Haryana and Maharashtra govern-ments as well as the central government vis-a-vis decisionslinked to the two states.Asked about the Narendra Modi's governments announcements re-garding its 100 days in office, he said the government was free to goahead with it as long as the election-bound states were kept out.The last day for filing nominations is Sep 27, and candidates canwithdraw from the contest by Oct 1.Haryana will have 16,244 polling stations and Maharashtra 90,403.Haryana has 90 assembly seats and Maharashtra 288. Ever sinceModi led it to a sweeping win in the Lok Sabha, leaders of theBharatiya Janata Par ty have vowed to seize power in Haryanaand Maharashtra.In the Lok Sabha elections, BJP bagged seven seats of the 10 parlia-mentary seats in Haryana. The Congress got only one. Out ofMaharashtra's 48 seats, the saffron party won 23, while its ally ShivSena bagged 18.The Congress could get only two seats, while its ally the Nationalist Con-gress Party bagged four seats.In both states, the BJP is already flexing its muscles. The BJP has dumped itsLok Sabha ally, the Haryana Janhit Congress. Its leaders in Maharashtra donot want to play second fiddle any more to the Shiv Sena.The BJP is keen to unseat the Congress in both the states to overcome theembarrassing setbacks it has faced in by-elections in some states since theLok Sabha victory. Sampath put the number of voters in Haryana at 16 millionand in Maharashtra at 82 million. He promised to ensure free and fairpolls apart from creating a proper atmosphere for the conduct of theelections.The poll panel chief had a word of caution for officials who will beinvolved in the electoral process. "The (Election) Commission ex-pects all officials engaged in the conduct of elections to dischargetheir duties in an impartial manner without any fear or favour," hesaid. He said comprehensive instructions had been issued to effec-tively monitor the election expenditure of the candidates. This wouldinvolve deploying flying squads, static surveillance and video sur-veillance teams, as well as the income tax department and stateexcise departments. General observers "have been asked to keep aclose watch at every stage of the electoral process to ensure free andfair elections", Sampath said. Asked about the political impasse in Delhi, nowunder President's Rule, Sampath said: "We are only concerned when elec-tions are held. Government formation is not in our purview."

Independent agency to inspectriver project: Himachal CMShimla (IANS): The ongoing Swan river channelisation projectmight be inspected by some independent agency for assessingthe quality of work, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister VirbhadraSingh said. "The channelisation work of Swan and its tributariesmay be inspected by some independent agency either on the anal-ogy of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna or by the QualityCouncil of India," he said.Presiding over the review meeting of the project here, the chiefminister said the work should not be carried out in patches, andquality should be maintained."The four th phase costing Rs.922.49 crore has been sanctionedby the government," the chief minister said, adding it would re-claim 7163.50 hectares of land for irrigational purposes.The fourth phase is targeted to be completed by March 2015.

India open minded, wants change,Modi tells top US executives

New York, (IANS) India is open-minded and wants change, PrimeMinister Narendra Modi told top executives of American companies,including Google and Citigroup, during a high-powered breakfast meet-ing here Monday."India is open-minded. We want change, Change that is not one sided.Am discussing with citizens, industrialists and investors," externalaffairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin, in a tweet, quotedModi as saying.The breakfast meeting with 11 CEOs, including those of Google,Citigroup and Pepsico, was followed by one-on-one meetings with sixother CEOs of companies like Boeing, IBM, GE and Goldman Sachs.Modi discussed infrastructure development with the CEOs."Infrastructure development is a big oppor tunity; it creates jobs andenhances quality of life of our citizens," Modi conveyed to the CEOs at

the breakfast where business was top on the agenda.James McNerney, chairman of Boeing, during his one-on-one meet-ing with Modi said that Boeing wanted to accelerate engagement withIndia, according to a tweet by the spokesperson. -IBM CEO Virginia Rometty discussed software for Modi's "Smar t Cit-ies" Digital India Initiative during her one-on-one with Modi.Laurence D. Fink, CEO of Black Rock, American multinational invest-ment management firm, conveyed to Modi during his one-on-one thatthe firm would host a global investors meet in India in early 2015,Akbaruddin tweeted.Modi held one-on-one meetings with Jeffrey R. Immelt. chairman andCEO of General Electric; Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO of GoldmanSachs; and Henry Kravis, CEO of American private equity fund KohlbergKravis Rober ts and Co. (KKR).

Jayalalithaa to remain in jail, bailplea adjourned till Oct 6

BANGALORE: AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa will have to remain injail till October 6 after Karnataka high court on Tuesday adjourned theformer Tamil Nadu chief minister's bail plea till Monday.Jayalalithaa and her three associates had moved the Karnataka highcour t yesterday, seeking bail and challenging the verdict of the spe-cial court, which convicted them in an 18-year-old dispropor tionateassets case.As the matter came up, G Bhavani Singh, who was the special publicprosecutor in the special cour t on the dispropor tionate assets case,told the judge that he had not yet received any official notificationappointing him as the SPP for the criminal appeal filed in the highcour t.Singh sought more time, at which point vacation bench judge JusticeRathnakala posted the matter for hearing on October 6. In her peti-t ions seeking immediate bai l and chal lenging her sentence,Jayalalithaa has maintained that the charges of amassing wealthagainst her were false and that she had acquired proper ty throughlegal means.Jayalalitha has also contended that the trial cour t has overlookedseveral judgments and has not considered the binding nature of vari-ous income tax orders and decisions of the Income Tax AppellateTribunal, which had accepted the income and the level of expenditurepleaded by her.

CONGRESS FIELDS 27WOMEN; BJP 21 INMAHARASHTRA POLLSMUMBAI: Ex-chief minister Ashok Chavan's wife Ameeta, who is mak-ing her electoral debut in Maharashtra assembly polls, and late BJPleader Gopinath Munde's daughter Pankaja Munde are among the keywomen legislators testing their luck this time, with the Congress firmlyin the driver's seat fielding the highest number of women candidates.Congress has fielded the highest number of women (27) candidatesfollowed by BJP 21, NCP 16 and Shiv Sena 10 women candidates for thestate Assembly polls.In BJP's list, except sitting legislators Madhuri Misal from Parvati inPune and Pankaja Munde Palve from Parli in Beed district, all others arenew faces. In Dahisar, BJP has fielded party corporator ManishaChaudhari. Out of the 21 women, two have come from NCP. BhartiLavhekar earlier with NCP is now BJP candidate from Versova inMumbai. While former NCP MLC Manda Mhatre is taking on GaneshNaik of NCP in Belapur. Congress has fielded several female legislatorsthis time including sitting MLAs Women and Child Welfare ministerVarsha Gaikwad from Dharavi, Yashomati Thakur (Teosa), Pranati Shinde(Solapur city central), Nirmala Gavit (Igatpuri) and Annie Shekhar fromColaba. Also, Congress chose Asawari Deotale, a relative of TourismMinister Sanjay Deotale from Warora due to which he quit the party tocontest from his constituency on BJP ticket.



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(Ottawa) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Par ty of Canadaand MP for Saanich-Gulf Islands, has issued the followingstatement for UN International Day for the Total Elimination ofNuclear Weapons:"The Cold War ended a generation ago, yet to this day thedoctrine of nuclear deterrence continues to pose an unaccept-

Green Party of Canada on International Dayfor the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

able risk to humanity and indeed to life on our planet.The more than 3,000 nuclear warheads that remain activearound do not make us safer - rather, they are an impediment topeace talks and meaningful conflict resolution.The Green Par ty of Canada and Green par ties around the worldstand firmly with the global movement for nuclear disarmament."

Sikh-Americans askModi to resolve theirpassport, visa issues

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1The memorandum states that NRI Sikhs are still being punished forapplying for political asylum in order to legalize their status three de-cades ago. "We request you to address the pressing issue in near futureso that NRI Sikhs can also feel welcome in the process of building anew powerful India under your leadership," the memorandum said.The Sikh-American community also raised the issue of 1984 Sikh riotsand the Sikh farmers in Gujarat. The delegation congratulated the PrimeMinister on the formation of the new Government, and the initiativestaken by the new Government. The Prime Minister recalled the sacrificesmade by the Sikh community for India. He also spoke about the "Make inIndia" initiative launched by him this week. Some members of the delega-tion expressed concern over the spread of drug abuse among youth inPunjab. The Prime Minister shared their concern and said the Governmentwould study the issue carefully and attempt to work out a solution.

Iraqi refugees in neighbouringcountries increase sharplyGeneva (IANS): The number of Iraqis who took refuge in neighbouringcountries increased sharply over recent weeks, said the Office of theUN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Tuesday.Melissa Fleming, spokeswoman for UNHCR, told journalists that inAugust and September around 120 Iraqis per day on average haveregistered with the refugee agency in Jordan, up from 65 per day inJune and July and just 30 per day in the first five months of this year,Xinhua reported. Some 60 percent of those arriving in Jordan cited thefear of Islamic State (IS) militants as the reason for their flight.Almost two-thirds of the new arrivals were from IS-controlled areas inNinewa, Salah Al Din and Anbar governorates located in northern Iraq,as highlighted by Fleming. "Refugees report their homes being burned,forced conversion to Islam, fears of forced marriage, kidnapping andpublic threats," she said. The rest of the newly arrived refugees inJordan have fled sectarian violence in Baghdad and Basra, accordingto the UN refugee agency. Statistics showed that to date this year, over10,600 Iraqi refugees have registered with the UNCHR in Jordan, with1,383 registering in August alone which was the highest monthly tallyof new registrations since 2007. Moreover, some 103,000 Iraqi refugeeshave registered with the UN agency or its partners in Turkey, since ISforces took over the city of Mosul and surrounding areas in Ninewagovernorate in June. "We know many thousands more are in the easternpart of Turkey and have yet to come forward for registration," the refugeeofficial said, indicating a larger actual number of Iraqi refugees in Turkeyresulting from the ongoing hostilities in Iraq.

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI RECIEVES A COPY OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA FROM MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESTULSI GABBARD DURING A MEETING IN NEW YORK ON SUNDAY.

KASHMIR BANKS' BUSINESSREHAB PACKAGESrinagar (IANS): All banks operating in Jammu and Kashmir met re-cently to work out rehab packages for business establishments thatsuffered huge losses in the floods.The Jammu and Kashmir Bank, the state's premier bank and theconvenor of the state-level bankers committee (SLBC) announced con-vening of a special SLBC to consider rehabilitation of businesses rav-aged by floods in the state. Bank spokesperson Sajad Bazaz told IANS:"The Jammu and Kashmir Bank is convening a special meeting ofJammu and Kashmir State Level Bankers Committee (JKSLBC) met atits Zonal Office, Railhead Complex Jammu."He added: "The special meeting considered rehabilitation of the busi-ness establishments which got affected and suffered losses in thefloods which hit the state, particularly the Kashmir valley last week.Among other things, the SLBC shall be contemplating a revival pack-age for the affected." Bazaz said: "Notably, the insurance companieshave already been sounded about carving out a quick hassle-free mecha-nism of settlement of insurance claims. The speedy disposal of claimsis a key to the quick revival of business activities in the valley."

Rays Power to set up 50 MW solarpark in Andhra PradeshNew Delhi (IANS): Solar power developer Rays Power Experts Thurs-day announced plans to set up a 50 MW solar power generation park,within six months, in Andhra Pradesh."This includes the complete infrastructure designing of the project, itstechnical and engineering ground work, installation and commission-ing. The company has already invested Rs.20 crore of the Rs.300 crore,the overall project cost," Rays Power said in a release here."Independent solar power parks are a brand new vertical we are enter-ing into. We aim to complete this project by January 2015 and thengradually move on to establish similar solar parks in other parts of thecountry," said Rahul Gupta, director, Rays Power.The company is currently recording a turnover of Rs.400 crore and aimsto raise it to Rs.1,000 crore by the end of the fiscal, the statement said.Started in 2009, Rays Power is India's third largest company in thesector in terms of megawatt executed. It has a solar power EPC (engi-neering, procurement and construction) order book of 110 MW solarprojects and catering to 60 clients across India, the statement said.

Ontario's economy will be biggest beneficiary of U.S.growth & weaker Canadian dollar in the next two yearsTORONTO: Ontario's economy is poised to be the single biggest ben-eficiary of sturdy U.S. growth and a weaker Canadian dollar in thenext two years, likely boosting provincial government coffers by $4-5 billion, finds a new repor t from CIBC World Markets.The repor t calls for Ontario's economy to grow by 2.8 per cent nextyear, behind only that of Alber ta. In 2016, real GDP growth is forecastat 2.4 per cent, but still above the national average."From manufacturing shipments, to domestically driven signposts in retailing,wholesaling and homebuilding, Ontario has seen a notable resurgence, shift-ing from a perennial trailer to among the better performing regions of thecountry," says Avery Shenfeld, Chief Economist at CIBC, who coauthoredthe report with senior economist, Warren Lovely. "Employment hasn'tcaught fire, but should respond at some point to firming output."Mr. Shenfeld notes that historically, Ontario's real GDP has had the tight-est correlation to U.S. economic activity, but after years of plant exits,capacity use has actually tightened in the face of demand gains. "Ontarioneeds to cultivate growth sectors, rebuild capacity and win the battle fornew facilities."Our call for the Bank of Canada to significantly lag the U.S. FederalReserve in rates hikes next year, and a resulting depreciation of theloonie to roughly 85 cents U.S., should reposition the province as a morecost-competitive location. Lower federal/provincial corporate tax rates,the shift to the HST, and a $2.5 billion fund set up by the province to courtdirect investment, could be further enticements."The report notes that Ontario's economy has underperformed the na-tional average dating all the way back to the 2002-2007 pre-economiccrisis period. The CIBC economists are calling for Ontario to match na-tional growth in 2014 at 2.3 percent and move slightly ahead in each ofthe next two years. This forecast would top estimates and improve the

provincial government's bottom line."All told, Ontario could have an additional $4-5 billion accumulated overtwo years that could be used to either exceed targets for deficit reductionor avoid the full burden of what rating agencies have judged to be tough-to-meet spending constraints," says Mr. Shenfeld. "The extra room cap-tures published budget sensitivities to nominal GDP divergences, andobviates the need to dip into the $1 billion in reserves and $0.5 billion incontingencies set aside this year, and the $1.2 billion reserved for 2015/16."He notes that despite the fact that the province has been running ahead ofbudget targets, the province's bond performance has been hurt recentlyby earlier downgrades in the economic outlook and risks of a corre-sponding move by rating agencies. As well, a softer outlook implied eventighter spending plans or the fur ther use of tax-hike room in order for theprovince to meet the targeted date for a balanced budget."Having avoided a credit downgrade, Ontario bought itself some time,and the revenues associated with a better-than-expected nominal GDPoutlook should be of value in protecting its rating," adds Mr. Shenfeld. Hesays that the rebound in the U.S. and a more favourable exchange ratehave the province better positioned to rise to its fiscal challenges."We see conditions a year from now as comparable to late-2010 andearly-2011. As was the case back then, Ontario real growth will betopping 2.5 per cent and 10-year Canada bonds will be near 3 percent. If that analogy extends to spreads, a year from now, 10-yearOntario bonds could tighten in to that earlier period's 70 basis pointspread over Canadas. So bond investors have reason to cheer "growOntar io grow" as gains in nominal GDP suppor t some bondoutperformance against Canadas."SOURCE CIBC World Markets


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AFGHANISTAN'S NEW PRESIDENT ASHRAF GHANI AHMADZAI (L) STANDS NEXT TO AFGHANISTAN'S CHIEF JUSTICE ABDUL SALAMAZIMI AS HE TAKES THE OATH DURING HIS INAUGURATION AS PRESIDENT IN KABUL.

Kenya to have security, healthcentre with EU's $65M helpNairobi (IANS): The European Union Friday said it will provide65 million dollars to build a new regional security and healthcenter in Kenya.The center, to be located in Nairobi, will be used to prevent andmanage a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN)attack, Xinhua quoted EU Ambassador to Kenya Lodewijk Brietas saying.Countries that will be involved in the center include Burundi, theDemocratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda,Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia."A year after the Westgate tragedy and with current threats likeEbola, and in par tnership with Kenya, I am pleased to confirmthe go-ahead for this impor tant facility, which will improve se-curity and disaster response across the region," Briet said in astatement issued here."This demonstrates our suppor t to our close ally, Kenya, oncritical security issues that matter to a rapidly developing andglobalising country and region," Briet said.He said the new facility is par t of a broader strategy of securitycooperation that the EU provides to Kenya and the region, whichincludes countering violent extremism and reduction of smallarms, and an EU naval force that tackles piracy in the IndianOcean and developing stability in Somalia.The establishment of the new center comes amid increasedterror attacks in Kenya.Briet said the east African nation has proven its role as a re-gional leader in many areas, adding that security cooperationfrom Europe remains steadfast."A programme of training will be provided by exper ts from theEU in disaster management over the coming two years, and islikely to include live exercises in responding to terrorist at-tacks," Briet said.EU will contribute advisory and training staff, while the Kenyangovernment will provide staffing and office space for the center.

BJP leaders urge Sri Lanka toresume dialogue with TNAColombo (IANS): Two leaders of India's ruling BJP Friday metSri Lankan Foreign Minister G.L. Peiris and urged that politicaldialogue be resumed between the island nation's governmentand Tamil National Alliance leaders on various issues confront-ing the Tamil diaspora there.Bharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP) general secretary Muralidhar Rao,and Global Convenor BJP Overseas Affairs Vijay Jolly, met Peirisfor half an hour at the foreign ministry here.They appreciated the efforts of the Sri Lanka government "to effec-tively combat terrorism and establishing peace in this SAARC Is-land nation", said a press statement from Jolly's office.Rao and Jolly also said that the issue of the pending 13th Amend-ment on devolution of powers as promised by Sri Lanka govern-ment earlier also needs immediate redressal."This is of paramount impor tance for lasting peace in Sri Lanka,"the two conveyed to Peiris.They also stressed on "safeguarding of the interests of Indianfishermen including release of their trawlers, evolving mari-time mechanism between India and Sri Lanka, promotion ofBuddha and Ram Ayodhya religious circuit for increased tour-ism along with strengthening of cultural and historical bondsbetween the citizens of two nations, the statement said.

Indian investment in US growing at faster rate: US officialHyderabad (IANS): With more Indian companies showing interest in openingor expanding their business in the US, the Indian investment there is pickingup further momentum, said a top American official.Indian investment in the US is growing at an average 26-27 percent annually,higher than the American investment in India."American investment in India is approximately 2.5 times the Indian invest-ment in America but it is not growing percentage-wise the way Indian invest-ment in the US is growing," Vinai Thummalapalli, executive director ofSelectUSA, told IANS here Friday.Established by President Barack Obama in 2011, SelectUSA promotes andfacilitates business investment into the US.Indian companies have made investment of $11 billion in the US and they arethe fourth fastest growing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the US. TheAmerican investment in India stands somewhere around $25 billion to $26billion. Thummalapalli, a former college roommate of Obama and the firstIndian-American to become a US ambassador, is on a visit to India to encour-age Indian investments in the US.After arriving in New Delhi Thursday, he landed his home town Hyderabad.He is also visiting Coimbatore, Bangalore and Mumbai to meet businessleaders, investors and trade associations.SelectUSA provides information to investors, brings investors and economicdevelopment organizations within US together and act as ombudsman forinvestors at the federal level."We are very optimistic and bullish. We believe there are hundreds may bethousands of companies in India wanting to invest in the US," saidThummalapalli, who served as US ambassador in Belize between 2009 and2013. He believes the US market is attractive for Indian companies as theyget customers, there is certainty, good infrastructure, well-defined legal sys-tem and their investment in the US compliments expansion of their businessin India. SelectUSA plans to conduct a road show in India next year. SeveralAmerican states will make a pitch during the show and interact with pro-spective investors. SelectUSA in July signed a memorandum of intent withExport-Import Bank of India to help Indian companies keen to invest in the US.Thummalapalli expects even larger Indian participation in the secondSelectUSA summit to be held in March next year near Washington. The

investors from various countries attending the summit learn on how to dobusiness in the US and establish networks. President Obama had last yearhosted the first-ever SelectUSA Summit, which was attended by 1,300 peoplefrom 60 countries. The Indian delegation was fourth largest. This year over2,500 people are expected to attend the summit.

Modi calls for legal frameworkingof 'Swachh Bharat' missionNew Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed theneed for creating a legal architecture to institutionalize his "SwachhBharat" national sanitation campaign to be launched on October2, with the aim of creating a clean India by 2019.He was chairing a high-level meeting to review preparations forthe launch of Mission Swachh Bharat, the Prime Minister's Of-fice (PMO) said in a statement.The clean India campaign should become the agenda of the en-tire country, Modi said at the meeting."Towns along river bank of the Ganga and its tributaries will beaccorded top priority in Mission Swachh Bharat," the PMO said.Scientist Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, former director general ofthe Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, has been namedthe chair of an exper t panel to recommend best technologies forthe campaignThe 19-member exper t committee has been asked to examinebest technologies on sanitation and water so that they can bescaled up on a sustainable basis in various states -- withaffordability, sustainability, scalability and quality as the maincriteria. The terms of reference include achieving Prime MinisterModi's "Swachh Bharat" goals by 2019, with an emphasis onareas like potable water and sanitation, while also examining theenvironmental impact of each technology compared with its uses,officials said.

Requested US not to repeat Iraqmistake in Afghanistan: Modi

New York, (IANS) India has requested the US not to repeat its mistakeof Iraq and instead withdraw gradually from Afghanistan till the coun-try is able to stand on its own in order to prevent the Taliban fromagain becoming powerful, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Mon-day. To a question after his address at the Council of Foreign Rela-tions here, Modi said the US and India "should believe how to work foreach other's benefit".He said when he met US Secretary of State John Kerry, he explainedto him at great length that Afghanistan is a big example where the twocountries can work together."We want that Afghanistan should be stable and march towards de-velopment, and the security measures of the US has created stabilityand Afghanistan has now marched to new results (after presidentialelections). "And I have requested the US that please do not repeat themistake of Iraq, and it should be slow in withdrawing, and let it (Af-ghanistan) stand on its own, and only then it can stop the Taliban fromentering and raising its head there," Modi said.

No need for arbitrationin India-China border

dispute: ModiNew York, (IANS) China and India are both competent to find asolution to their border problems through dialogue and there isno need of separate arbitration, Prime Minister Narendra Modisaid at the Council of Foreign Relations here Monday.In answer to a question, he said China and India have good tiesand realise there is a border dispute and "we will hold talks andtake it forward and that is why we do not need any arbitration".

Hong Kong protesters stockpile supplies, prepare for long haulHONG KONG: Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters ex-tended a blockade of Hong Kong streets on Tuesday, stockpiling sup-plies and erecting makeshift barricades ahead of what some fearmay be a push by police to clear the roads before Chinese NationalDay. Riot police shot pepper spray and tear gas at protesters at theweekend but withdrew on Monday to ease tension as the ranks ofdemonstrators swelled. Protesters spent the night sleeping or hold-ing vigil unharassed on normally busy roads in the global financialhub. Throughout the night, rumors rippled through crowds of protest-ers that police were preparing to move in again. As the sun rose manyremained wary, especially on the eve of Wednesday's anniversary ofthe Communist Par ty's foundation of the People's Republic of China in1949. "Many powerful people from the mainland will come to HongKong. The Hong Kong government won't want them to see this, so thepolice must do something," Sui-ying Cheng, 18, a freshman at Hong

Kong University's School of Professional and Continuing Education,said of the National Day holiday."We are not scared. We will stay here tonight. Tonight is the mostimpor tant," she said. The protesters, mostly students, are demandingfull democracy and have called on the city's leader, Leung Chun-ying,to step down after Beijing a month ago ruled out free elections forHong Kong's leader, known as the Chief Executive, in 2017.China rules Hong Kong under a "one country, two systems" formulathat accords the former British colony a degree of autonomy andfreedoms not enjoyed in mainland China, with universal suffrage setas an eventual goal. Protesters massed in at least four of Hong Kong'sbusiest areas, including Admiralty, where Hong Kong's governmentis headquar tered, the Central business district, the bustling shoppingdistrict of Causeway Bay, and the densely populated Mong Kok dis-trict in Kowloon.

Bahrain's national elections setfor November 22Manama (IANS): Bahrain's parliamentary elections will be heldNovember 22 and a second round, if needed, will be held Nov 29,media repor ted Tuesday.King Hamad issued a decree in this regard Monday night.Voters can repor t to the poll committees and cast their ballotsbetween 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., the Gulf Daily News repor ted.Elections at embassies, consulates and diplomatic missionsabroad will be held Nov 18 and a second round, if needed,Nov 25.Nominations may be submitted Oct 15-19 to the competentcommittees in different constituencies across the country.Bahrain is home to around 290,000 expatriate Indians.

MOROCCO DISMANTLES ISRECRUITMENT CELLRabat (IANS): Moroccan authorities have dismantled a seven-person cell recruiting volunteers to fight with the Islamic State (IS)terrorist group, the country's interior ministry said Friday.The ce l l was led by an e lementary schoo l teacher andrecruited jihadis in the central cities of Fez, Outat El Haj andZayou, Xinhua repor ted citing the ministry.All the seven people were arrested, according to the ministry.Last July, Moroccan Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad saidin a parliamentary session that 1,122 Moroccan citizens and2,000 others of Moroccan origin with European passpor ts wereenrolled in jihadi and terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq.

EBOLA-HIT LIBERIA STARINGINTO THE ABYSSMONROVIA: With its collapsed health service, sick and poorlyequipped security forces and broken economy, Ebola-hit Liberiafinds itself on the brink of complete societal breakdown, expertswarn. The already impoverished west African state was on the slowroad to recovery after 14 years of ruinous civil war ended in 2003,following the deaths of 250,000 people. But information minister LewisBrown recently warned that the epidemic, which has left more than1,800 dead so far this year, risks plunging Liberians back into conflict.Many observers of the country's latest devastating crisis, while stoppingshort of talk of war, worry about the heightened risk of unrest in acountry stalked by death. "We have a lot to worry about. If we havethousands or tens of thousands more deaths, that's going to have avery destabilising effect," said Sean Casey, director of anti-Ebolaoperations in Liberia for the International Medical Corps (IMC).



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Fears over fresh eruption cancel Japan volcano searchTOKYO: Rescue operations on a Japanese volcano were halted forthe day on Tuesday because of fears there could be a fresh eruption,officials said, with at least 24 bodies still on the mountain.Helicopters were ordered to remain on the ground while troops,firefighters and police were stood down for the day, having done noreal searching since the operation was suspended on Monday be-cause of rocketing levels of toxic gas near the still-fragile peak."Both ground and air rescue operations have been called off today,"said an official of Nagano Prefecture's crisis-management office aftervolcanologists repor ted increasingly violent tremors at the site earlyin the day.Rescue workers had begun climbing early Tuesday to try to reach thebodies of at least two dozen people who were among the 36 known tohave died when Mount Ontake burst angrily to life on Saturday whilethronged with hikers.But they were ordered to stand by when scientists noted increasingvehemence in the volcanic ear thquakes on the 3,067-metre (10,121-foot) Ontake, leading to fears it could erupt again.In Tokyo, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged maximum effor ts onrescue and disaster prevention."There are people still out of contact, although the police, firefighters

and the Self-Defence Forces have been conducting all-out rescueeffor ts despite the ongoing volcanic activity at Mount Ontake," henoted in parliament."The government will continue its utmost rescue effor ts with the co-operation of all organizations concerned," he said.Officials have warned the death toll could rise because several peopleremain unaccounted for, although some of them could be among thedead still on the mountain.Saturday's natural disaster came just a month after more than 70people were killed in huge landslides triggered by heavy rainfall inthe western city of Hiroshima."In light of experience from these disasters, the government is allunited to take disaster-prevention measures including developmentof necessary laws to protect people's life and proper ty," Abe said.Ontake erupted without warning during a busy hiking weekend, spewinggas, rocks and ash high into an autumn-blue sky.

Hundreds of hikers were caught on the slopes of the volcano, withdozens trapped on the peak by flying rocks and hot, toxic gases.Steam and sulfurous gases continued Tuesday to billow from theruptured crater of Japan's second-highest active volcano.Volcanic tremors have been detected constantly since Saturday's erup-tion, with underground water boiling into steam and breaking or mov-ing rocks, a volcanologist at the meteorological agency said."The shakes became bigger (early Tuesday), prompting worries overpossible secondary casualties" if there is a fresh explosion, he said.Search operations have been hampered throughout by rocketing lev-els of poisonous gas pouring from the volcano.A Japanese army official who took par t in the search has said rescu-ers have been wearing helmets, bullet-proof vests, goggles and masksto protect themselves from any fresh eruption.The meteorological agency has warned that volcanic debris may settleas far as four kilometres (2.5 miles) from the peak.

Top court adjourns NawazSharif’s disqualification

hearing till October 2ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's supreme cour t, adjourned till October 2, thehearing of a plea to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for alleg-edly lying to the parliament over asking the army to mediate a trucewith anti- government protesters.The three-judge apex cour t bench, headed by Justice Jawwad SKhawaja, adjourned the hearing till Thursday due to shor tage of time.Ishaq Khan Khakwani of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), led by crick-eter-turned-politician Imran Khan, last week filed a petition seekingSharif's disqualification for his alleged false statement in the parlia-ment. Similar petitions have been filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) chief Chaudhry Shujat Hussain, and another by a law-yer Gohar Nawaz. They alleged that Sharif misled the parliamentwhen he said that he never asked army chief General Raheel Sharif totalk to Imran Khan and Tahirul Qadri, a fiery cleric leading a sit-in tooust Nawaz Sharif, to end protests in Islamabad.The army, after the prime minister's denial, had issued a statementthat Prime Minister Sharif had in fact sought help from them.The petitioners have contended that the Prime Minister was also in-volved in matters related to the attack on the Supreme Cour t in 1997.They also said Sharif misled the nation when he went abroad for 10years in 2000 after signing a pardon agreement with former militaryruler Pervez Musharraf, but denied making such a pact.It should be noted that Ar ticle 69 of Pakistan's Constitution says thatparliament's proceedings cannot be questioned in any cour t of law.But it would be interesting to see how the cour t interprets the ar ticle.

Incheon, (IANS) Discus thrower Seema Punia and the mixed doubles tennis pair of Sania Mirza and Saketh Myneni brought home the gold medals forIndia .Myneni teamed up with Sanam Singh to win the silver in the men's doubles while wrestler Bajrang bagged the second silver of the day in the men'sfreestyle 61kg. Middle-distance runners O.P.Jaisha, Naveen Kumar, wrestler Narsingh Pancham Yadav won the bronze medals.Seema, a silver medalist in the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, hurled the metal disc to 61.03 metres in her fourth attempt to win the gold medalwhile her team mate Krishna Poonia, bronze medallist in 2006 and 2010 Asian Games, finished fourth with a below par 55.57m. Chinese Xiaoxin Lu(59.35m) and Jian Tan (59.03m) picked up the silver and bronze, respectively. In tennis, Sania and Myneni, seeded second, defeated top seeded ChineseTaipei duo of Hsien Yin Peng and Hao Ching Chan in straight sets (6-4, 6-3) in 44 minutes.It was Sania's third consecutive Games mixed doubles finalappearance, having won gold in 2006 with Leander Paes and silver with Vishnu Vardhan in 2010.

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Syed Mamoon, OksanaRasulova win 'India's Best

Cinestars Ki Khoj'Mumbai, IANS: Acting reality TV show "India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj" sawits climax Sunday with Syed Mamoon and Oksana Rasulova emerging aswinners. The victorious duo each won cash prize of Rs.50,000 fromMoneygram and giftvouchers worth Rs.1lakh from Cera Tiles.Syed, who hails fromMoradabad, UttarPradesh, and Oksanafrom Azerbaijan alsolanded a role inGuroudev Bhalla'smovie, which will bewritten and supervisedby director MaheshBhatt. The Zee TV's act-ing talent hunt show,hosted by actors Vishal Malhotra and Hussain Kuwajerwala, went on airJuly 5. The finale was made memorable with performances of the contes-tants, as well as by the presence of actors Shahid Kapoor and ShraddhaKapoor who came to promote their upcoming film "Haider".The actors gave a lot of impromptu challenges to the contestants to checktheir acting prowess. Shraddha also crooned a song from her upcomingmovie to soothe the nerves of anxious contestants.The judges - director Vijay Krishna Acharya aka Victor, filmmaker AnuragBasu and actress Sonali Bendre - set in a celebratory mood with their specialperformances. Moradabad's Syed gave some average performances ini-tially, but he worked on his weak points and was lauded for his consistentlygood performances throughout the show. For Oksana, who hails from adifferent country Azerbaijan, grasping Hindi pronunciation and diction wastough. But she swept away the audiences and judges with her acting anddancing skills inter-woven with grit and determination. The finale alsowitnessed stellar performances by dancers Lauren Gottlieb and Dharmeshbetter known as 'Dharmesh sir'. The winners had to fight it out withother finalists - Meenu Panchal, Akshay Nalawade, Bhawna BarthwalDhoundiyal and Vikram Chatterjee. The grand finale was aired in twoparts on Saturday and Sunday.

Dr Cabbie - an entrancing tale of two citiesBY GURPREET LOONA AND SHAZIA MALIK

Toronto - Dr Cabbie, the richly compelling movie released worldwide recently isa riveting tale of two cities and outlines the hardships of a young doctor from Indiawho wishes to make it big in Canada. The movie is directed by French film makerJean-Francois Pouliot with a highly intoxicating Indian flavor. It has a dash ofBollywood as Isabella with her svelte figure is seen grooving along with the BritishIndian actor Kunal Nayyar of The Big Bang Theory fame who is also shaking hisruffled hair on a Hindi number.The movie is co-produced by ace Bollywood actor Salman Khan's Being HumanFoundation in Toronto along with VinayVirmani. Isabella Kaif, younger sister offamed Bollywood star Katrina Kaif is allset to put screens ablaze with her pres-ence in an upcoming Canadian movie, Dr Cabbie, starring Kunal Nayyar, VinayVirmani and Adrianne Palicki. An amazing tale of two cities, the movie is alreadygetting rave reviews.Midweek sat with the lead cast Isabella Kaif and Vinay Virmani to get a sneak peekinto this romantic comedy. Isabella looked exultant and excited about Dr Cabbie,

her debut in the tinsel world where she claims to have shown her adroitness. Sheinformed that she started as a dancer and was simply blown away by Bollywood'sdances and songs when at the age of 14 she came to India. She said: "I fell in lovewith Hindi cinema instantly and knew one day I will be part of this industry."Talking about being cast in Dr Cabbie, Isabella said: "Well I sent a taped audition tothe director and producer who liked it and I received a call from them. In the role ofSimone, I play a funky, fireball girlfriend of Kunal and portray a true man's woman."Surprisingly, both Isabella and Kunal are from England, but they met for the first timeon the sets of the movie and got introduced. Isbella said: "Well it was great toconnect not only with Kunal but the producers of the movie as well who let us

mingle during rehearsals to make us feelat ease. Thus working on the project was agreat experience and a lot of fun." The movieis mostly shot in Toronto and Delhi.

Talking about a movie number, Dal Makhnee, that is fast rising on music charts,Isabella opined: "Yes, I've heard it is becoming a huge hit but I have still not seen theentire film and am not sure how it is laid up in the movie or how is the overall feelof the film but I know there are a few surprises at the end."

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Is SRK being overconfident about 'Happy New Year'?

Akshay Kumar will be seen playing the role of an alcoholic superstarin upcoming film 'The Shaukeens'.The 47-year-old actor took to twitter to unveil the trailer of the film andalso revealed that he plays himself in the movie, which is a remake of1982 film 'Shaukeen' directed by Basu Chatterjee.'The Shaukeens' are here! 3 old yet young men, a hot girl and analcoholic superstar played by yours truly in a special appearance. Letme know what you guys think of the trailer," Akshay, who is also theproducer of the movie, posted on twitter.The film stars Anupam Kher, Piyush Mishra and Annu Kapoor, whoplay three lecherous old men lusting after a much younger girl es-sayed by Lisa Haydon.'The Shaukeens', helmed by 'Tere Bin Laden' fame director AbhishekSharma, will hit theatres on November 7.

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has had a tryst with off-beat films with 'Maya Memsaab','Swades', 'Chak De! India', but does not understand the concept of this genre as hefeels his presence can turn any unconventional film into a mainstream money-spinner. The 48-year-old actor, best known for his romantic hero act in films, saidhe did take a few risks with his movies but since he is such a big star, his

experimental films also find audience. "What is an off-beat film? You put me in anoff-beat film and it will become on-beat. Like 'Chak De! India' was an off-beat filmand it did really well money wise. It is the biggest success of my career," ShahRukh told. "I think any film that I am part of will become bigger than it was meantto be as I am big movie star. Even if it is an off-beat movie, people will watch it andso it will become on-beat. I did 'Maya Memsaab', 'Oh Darling Yeh Hai India', 'Darr','Baazigar', 'Swades', 'Chak De! India' and others so I do off-beat films whenever Ifeel like doing it," he said. However, Shah Rukh said that he is cautious aboutstarring in off-beat films and will never take up such projects just to comply withwhat others want him to do. "I will never do anything that others want me to do. Ihave enough money, I am a rich star, I am famous and have enough awards. I willdo films that make me happy like I did 'Ra.One' because my children likes super-heroes. My father played hockey so I wanted to do 'Chak De'. It is important to feelexcited about doing what you want to," he said. Shah Rukh said that his forthcom-ing releases YRF's 'Fan' and Rahul Dholakia's 'Raees' fall in the category of off-beatcinema and he is happy to be a part of them. The star, who has been in the industryfor over two decades, said even at this stage of his career he does not worry abouthis work as he knows he is evolving as an actor with each passing day."I have no worries at all. I am good at the craft, I am at a good level. I know mychoices and do my best. I have no worries as every day you evolve as an actor.Actors don't worry and if they do they are not actors they are stars. And I am anactor. My stardom overshadows my work," he said.

ASIAN GAMES: SEEMA, SANIA-SAKETHWIN GOLD MEDALS FOR INDIA


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'S.D. BURMAN WAS STUBBORN ANDTHOUGHTFUL MUSICIAN'

Movie Review

IT'S SHOCKING THAT 'BALWINDERSINGH FAMOUS HO GAYA'

Well now it has become a set trend for Punjabi singers to take up acting astheir part time profession and the league comprises of prominent names likeDiljit Dosanjh, Gippi Garewal et al. And it looks like the wizard of voice whorecently got bitten by this acting bug is singer Mika Singh But unlike his othercontemporaries from Punjabi pop arena Mika took a somewhat better anddifferent path and opted for a Bollywood movie to step in the acting aisle alongwith another singer turned actor Shaan, instead of a Pollywood cine flick.And in this new beginning of his Mika got the company of Bollywood's sea-soned actors like Anupam Kher, Rajpal Yadav and Asrani too, who teamedup with him for Sunil Agnihotri's recently released cine delight "BalwinderSingh Famous Ho Gaya" which also has Gabriela Bertante, Vindu DaraSingh in the prominent roles. At its opening "Balwinder Singh Famous HoGaya" witnessed a poor response at the BO which had just 15 cine-goersin the first show. With "Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya" the producerhas attempted to reap big dividends by casting Anupam Kher, Mika andShaan, all well known names of Bollywood. But the blunder lies in thestory and its rickety plot.In the movie singers Mika and Shaan carry the same name Balwinder SinghLudhianevala and second Balwinder Singh Patialacala. Both the cities arelocated in Punjab. With frames rolling ahead Mika is sent to Mumbai by hisvillage friends to become famous. After reaching Mumbai Mika befriendsJulie (Gabreila Bertante) both living in the same rented building belonging torenowned comedian Asrani. Whereas on the other hand it's Shaan who is

upset on his failure to date the heroine.On the hind-side movie has another prominent character, Divan Sahib(Anupam Kher) who lost his son in a car accident and is eager to trace hisgrandson Balwinder alias Balu aka Balwinder Singh who is saved by anobnoxious women. With story proceeding ahead a newspaper advertise-ment given by Divan Sahib brings a flood of claimants who portraying them-selves to be his grandson. Ultimately the women who had taken away Divan'sgrandson 25 years ago is incidentally traced by Divan Sahib. While attempt-ing to avoid Divan the woman meets with an accident. The woman named inthe film as Jammuna losses her memory.Ultimately the woman in another accident regains her memory and takesAnupam Kher to a car workshop where his grandson is gainfully employed.The story line and the plot are comical which seem to have been deliberatelycreated the way they are.Yes a few scenes with dialogues of Rajpal Yadav force the viewers to giggle.The movie can boast of songs by Mika and Shaan. In a cameo Sunny Leonedances to the tune of a song. Technically there is no draw back in the use ofcameras, spotlights and sound.The whole story does not show who has ultimately become famous? So onthe basis of the entertaining potency of "Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya"all that I can shell out is 2 stars and that's because I am still in a state ofdilemma that despite such a flimsy concept and execution "Balwinder SinghFamous Kaise Ho Gaya".

New Delhi (IANS): S.D. Burman had composed four songs for "Talash" (1969)when the producer suggested to use singer Mukesh's voice for "Tere NainaTalash Karein", but the musician was determined to feature playback singerManna Dey because his lilting voice better suited the situation. This minordifference saw Burman walking out of the project - just one of the manyanecdotes writer and author Sathya Saran mentions in her new book "SunMere Bandhu Re: The Musical World of S.D.Burman" (Harper Collins) thatwas launched in the capital Wednesday."He was a very stubborn person who would brush aside something he didn'tlike," Sathya told IANS, adding: "But he was a thoughtful composer whowould understand the situation well."This is why, the former editor of Femina magazine and a columnist, pointedout that Burman, after his fall out with "Talash" producer O.P. Ralhan, he evenrefused to meet him."It was only when filmmaker Vijay Anand intervened and pacified the situa-tion that Burman was back on the project," Saran said, adding Manna Deyfinally sang the song.Saran, who has written a biography, "10 Years With Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi'sJourney", was approached by many who requested her to write on Burmanwho has composed the music for over 100 movies, including Hindi andBengali films. But to write on Burman, she admitted she first had to under-stand the composer from his many acquaintances and friends.

This was more so because his son, R.D.Burman, had passed away and shecouldn't contact versatile singer Asha Bhosle, his wife."In the absence of these links, I had to rely on his autobiography and peoplewho knew him," she admitted. It was also Mumbai-based Saran's personalfondness for film music and S.D.Burman's music that the writing of the bookwas smooth sailing. Looking through variousprisms, she has captured many memorable stories about the man who hascomposed memorable music for films like "Pyaasa", "Jewel Thief","Abhimaan" and "Chupke Chupke", among others.Saran pointed out how learning some hard lessons early in life helped inshaping up his career and he restricted himself to composing songs for onlyfour films a year. "Early in his career, he gave many hit songs, but when hewould go out and meet people, he saw they were singing Naushad's songs.He realised that people only liked classical songs," said Saran."He got the grip of this mantra and became selective. He would make hisservants listen to the tunes to get their reactions," she added.Sharing another anecdote, Saran recollected how S.D. Burman was miffedwith actor Dev Anand for spoiling a beautiful melody "Phoolon Ke Rang Se"from "Prem Pujari" by directing the song in an unappealing manner."Burman understood the meaning of scenes, so he was very angry with DevAnand for spoiling this beautiful song with unattractive picturisation," sheconcluded.

The latest Punjabi flick Goreyan Nu Daffa Karo is getting rave reviews and fast becoming a super hit. An interesting action-comedy, thestory of the movie revolves two Indian brothers trying to marry a Caucasian girl, against the will of their family. The film Goreyan NuDaffa Karo is produced By Speed Records, Aman Khatkar & Arsara Films and is directed by Pankaj Batra. The star cast includesAmrinder Gill, Amrit Manghera, Binnu Dhillon, Rana Ranbir, Yograj Singh, Sardar Sohi, and Karamjit Anmol.



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DR CABBIE - AN ENTRANCINGTALE OF TWO CITIES

CONTD. FROM PAGE 17When compared with Katrina, sheclaimed: "Katrina definitely is aninspiration and has been in the in-dustry for a long time fighting herway right at the top. So she under-stands the tricks of the trade welland I can for sure learn a lot fromher as someone who has gonethrough all and comprehends howto navigate from various situations.Therefore, I got a lot of support fromher but I cannot ape her or for thatmatter any other actress. In myvery first film, I have done my bestas I am passionate about acting andwish to move ahead on my own tal-ent." Though she is in awe of a num-ber of actresses, this romantic com-edy reflects her own unique traits.She was all praise for the inherentinternational appeal of Salman Khanwho had come out for the musiclaunch of the movie saying "it reallyis a huge deal whatever he has doneand his presence and associationwith the movie will draw a large num-ber of people." Trying to make hermark in movies she is waiting forappropriate opportunities in bothBollywood and Hollywood and hasnothing specific for now.Meanwhile, the handsome youngwriter and producer of Dr CabbieVinay Virmani, whose first venturewas Break Away, informed Midweekthat he wrote the story after listeningto an actual narrative of an Indiandoctor who was working as a cabdriver in Toronto. The story hit himhard but inspired him as well, whenthe doctor told him though therewere no jobs in his own field stillno one could take his dream awayfrom him as he converted his taxiinto a mobile medical clinic.Shedding light on the cast of themovie, Vinay said: "It was a greatand fun cast especially Isabella whowas doing her first film. She has a lotof fire. Kunal is also a great star andis like my brother now. He alsoplays the role of my best friend inthe movie. My job as a producer atthe sets of a movie is to make ev-eryone feel comfortable and giveroom to the stars to create a nu-anced portrait of their characters."Vinay plays the role of Deepak inthe movie while Kunal is TonySingh. Dal Mukhnee and a roman-tic number by Raghav are his fa-vorite tracks of the movie. "But themovie's music as a whole is veryhummable. Dal Mukhanee is bigand is grabbing everyone's atten-tion whether one is a Gujrati orPunjabi and is even drawing thewhites. At the same time, I feel solucky that Raghav gave me one ofhis tracks for the movie."Vinay also held Salman in high es-teem adding: "Though Salman is notplaying any role in the movie buthim being part of the movie is sohonoring and humbling for me. Heis an amazing man and I have aworld of respect for him. Salmaninspires me the most as an actorand as a human being. I wishthrough this film I uphold his nameand acquire some of his qualities."Vinay informed the eschewingstory line focuses on Toronto's im-migrant community and the profes-sional discrimination the doctors,engineers, and scientists face whenthey land in Canada and are com-pletely unprepared for the chal-lenges. The story is equipped witha sense of purpose and capturesthe beauty of untold stories. Hesaid: "It is sad to see why their edu-cational backgrounds are not rec-

ognized or the authorities here arenot familiar with their levels ofcompetence. I wish there was abody in place that could assess theeducational proficiency of thoseschool back home. Having saidthat, what I have tried to portrayin the movie is if you are pas-sionate about something and be-

lieve in it, just go for it. Like thedoctor in the movie followed hisdream and knew that was whathe wanted to do and so treatedpatients in his cab - so a power-ful portrayal of anguish and sur-vival."Dr Cabbie is Vinay's second project.His next will be on Komagata Maru

as he considers the event "an impor-tant milestone in India's freedommovement. It is a dream project. Ihave done comedies but this moviewill be a break away from the previ-ous two."His message to all the young-sters is: "Follow your dreams."

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YOGESHWAR , KHUSHBIRWIN MEDALS FOR INDIA

Modi should speak out more on sports in India

Yogeshwar Dutt ended thenation's 28-year-old wait for agold medal from Asian Gameswrest l ing whi le race walkerKhushbir Kaur won the si lvermedal . Yogeshwar, Olympicbronze medallist, put on a stupen-

dous show in winning 3-0 in thet i t le-clash against Zal imkhanYusupov of Taj ik istan.Yogeshwar's gold in men's 65kgfreestyle was India's first since1986, when Kartar Singh had wonthe yellow metal in the Seoul

Games. In the track and field con-test, Khushbir set the day for In-dia by winning the silver medalin an hour and 33 minutes, 2.01minutes behind China's Xiuzhi Lu,who took the gold in the women's20km race walk event.

Historic gold medalsin archery and squash

For India men's squash team, which put on an inspiring performance to upset Malaysia 2-0 in thefinal but the women had to settle for the silver after losing the title clash, also to Malaysia, by asimilar margin. Indian archers, who won many medals, including a team gold and an individualsilver. The women's team first won the bronze medal and the men's team pulled off an unlikely winagainst major archery power South Korea by winning India's second gold.

JUST SPORTIANS: One wonders how Narendra Modi could draw a parallel betweenIndia winning a cricket match and the Mars achievement of spacescientists when he himself and Amit Shah controlled Gujarat crickettill the two shifted to Delhi.All the same, few would disagree with his asser tion after India suc-cessfully put the Mangalyaan satellite into orbit around Mars that thewhole country rejoices when our cricket team wins a tournamentwhereas what our scientists achieved is a thousand times biggerthan that.Modi's "love" for cricket apar t, Modi had the first taste of Indian spor tswhen the list of competitors for the Incheon Asian Games went to himfor clearance after the Spor ts Authority of India (SAI) refused to ap-prove some disciplines in which, in its opinion, Indian par ticipantshad no earthly chance of winning medals.Modi perhaps cleared some of the teams as future investment as thepolitical chiefs of the concerned national federations could come inhandy to him some day. In most cases, SAI has been proved rightgoing by the performances of some of those cleared by the PrimeMinister's Office (PMO).Compared with the performance in the first week at the GuangzhouGames four years ago it is not all that despairing for India in Incheon.They won 17 medals - one gold, two silver and 14 bronze.In the first week at Guangzhou, India won 19 medals - two gold, sevensilver and 10 bronze while in the second week they went berserk bytheir known standards winning 45 medals - 12 gold, nine silver and24 bronze.So there is still hope, though they will cer tainly not be returning witha bag of 75 medals as predicted by SAI or get closer to their best-everreturns of 64 from the continental games four years ago.Athletics contributed 12 medals, including five gold, and it will be toomuch to expect the same number from them this time. Boxers canfetch a clutch of medals as they brought in nine last time. Then thearchers are capable of producing gold out of the blue like they did onthe eighth day.The arguments and excuses for the shor tfall can be predictable. Withthe removal of cue spor ts and chess, we have been hard done andthen sure-shot medal winners, wrestler Sushil Kumar, boxer Vijender

Singh and tennis stars Leander Paes, Rohan Bopanna and SomdevDevvarman are not there in Incheon for some reason or the other.Then our badminton players, who promised so much, failed to grabany medal.Excuse number two is that most spor tspersons were kept on tenter-hooks because of the late clearance of the contingent and some ofthem, including India's lone Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra,did not have enough time to acclimatize and work out at the facilities.Yet, Bindra is happy with his bronze medal, and he is clear that thegold and silver medal winners shot better than him.The pronouncement from former shooter Moraad Ali Khan takes thecake. Now a filmmaker, he blames it on poor planning! He was quotedas saying that people must change their mindset, whatever that may

mean. He goes on to say that we should already be preparing for thenext Games rather than trying to fix up camps, training sessions onemonth before the Games!Going back to Modi, he says he draws confidence from the countlessextraordinary stories of ordinary Indians he has seen through de-cades of travel across India. Surely, he must have run into somespor tspersons, too, and they are now looking up to him for inspira-tion.The prime minister is right, there is a high tide of hope in India, but heshould not allow it to ebb. He should soon speak out as to what is instore for India's spor tspersons.( Veturi Srivatsa is a senior journalist. The views expressed are per-sonal. He can be reached at [email protected])

By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar / Panaji (IANS)Football legend and globetrotting coach Zico believes that the im-print of the 'beautiful game' is getting deeper roots in Asia as heembarks on his first assignment in India.The former Brazilian attacking midfielder has signed up for his firstIndian engagement as the coach of Indian Super League (ISL) teamFC Goa, after a string of assignments in-charge of Asian teams inUzbekistan, Japan, Iraq and Qatar, among other countries."Asia is getting stronger and I have not come here to be a passen-ger. I have come here to be a par t of the development of the game,"Zico told IANS during an interaction here.His notes and observations about Asian teams are frank as well aseducative. The Indian team of a decade back, he said, was simplynot up to the mark."In 2004, the players left much to be desired. They were shor t instature. Also physically they were not well-endowed," said Zico,who has played for Brazil in three World Cups but was never to liftthe coveted trophy.FC Goa is jointly promoted by three club owners - Anirudh Dhoot, adirector with Videocon; Srinivas Dempo, chairman and managingdirector of the Dempo Group of Companies; and Dattaraj Salogaocar,managing director of V.M. Salgaocar and Company.And, in what could be a fur ther indictment of decrepit Indian

footballing standards, Zico, who has coached four Asian teams,including the national sides of Uzbekistan, Japan and Iraq in therecent past, says he doesn't know much about the country'sfootballing culture or its players.Despite having signed on with FC Goa, Zico claimed he did notknow much about the players in his team."I do not have much knowledge about Indian football as such, but Iwill now meet with all of them and learn more about them. Aftertraining I will be able to tell you more about the Indian footballingculture," Zico said, adding that it was unfor tunate that a country withsuch a big population does not have much of a footballing story.Not having a hand in team selection is not a problem according tothe officially endorsed FIFA legend, who claims that in a club every-one has his job cut out and there's no need for overlap."Players belong to the club and not the trainer. It is up to the board ofdirectors to select the players. My job is to train them. I work withthe players that I have. Each one in the club, maybe the president,vice president, have their own allotted duties and responsibilities.They do their par t and I do my par t, which is training," Zico said."When I met the players on Thursday my job was to make thembetter players so that they do well. That's my job. It's very easy toget players, Mr. Dempo can get (sign) Messi or Cristiano Ronaldotomorrow. It's up to him what players to bring," the legend quipped.

ASIAN FOOTBALL GETTING STRONGER: ZICO

CRICKET SCHEDULE WEST INDIES TOUR OF INDIA, ODIs

Punjab CM recommends hockeylegend Balbir for Bharat RatnaChandigarh (IANS): Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal rec-ommended three-time Olympic gold medallist and hockey legend BalbirSingh (Senior) for the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award.Balbir is the only player in the world to score five goals in an Olympicfinal of any team sport. This unique record, which features in theGuinness Book of World Records, has stood unchallenged since the1952 Helsinki Olympics.In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Badal apprised the primeminister of Balbir's achievements."Balbir Singh shines as a rare and most outstanding legend in hislifetime and no other sportsperson in the country, or for that matter fromany other country, has ever scaled the heights of Olympic glory as hehas done," Badal said in a statement.

Lille to stage 2014 Davis Cup FinalLondon (IANS): The Stade Pierre-Mauroy in the French city of Lille willstage the Davis Cup World Group Final between France and Switzer-land Nov 21-23.The tie will be played indoors under a retractable roof with the surfaceto be confirmed recently.The Stade Pierre-Mauroy is a multi-use stadium that is currently thehome of Ligue 1 football club Lille. The stadium has a capacity of over50,000 but for the final a court will be set up at one end to make use ofthe permanent seating in conjunction with temporary stands. The ex-pected capacity will be a minimum of 27,000 spectators.The highest capacity for a Davis Cup Final was in 2004 when 27,200spectators watched Spain defeat the US at the Olympic Stadium inSeville. This remains the largest-ever crowd at an officially sanctionedtennis match."Lille will be a spectacular setting for one of the most eagerly antici-pated Davis Cup Finals in years. It will be a fitting climax to a success-ful year for the competition that has seen strong player participation,sell-out crowds and excellent TV and media coverage," InternationalTennis Federation (ITF) president Francesco Ricci Bitti said Friday.In the semi-finals held Sep 12-14, France had defeated Czech Republic4-1 on the clay courts of Paris while Switzerland overcame Italy 3-2 onthe indoor hard courts of Geneva.

Indian golfers have strong medalchances: CoachNew Delhi (IANS): India's chief golf coach Jasjit Singh feels that themen and women's teams have strong chances of finishing on thepodium at the 17th Asian Games which started in the South Korean cityof Incheon recently. "Though we have a very young team for the Asiad,we have a very strong chance of podium finish in both the men andwomen's team events. The players had good rounds of preparationgoing into the Games and we hope that they will keep up the momen-tum and come out with flying colours," Jasjit Singh said at the DelhiGolf Club (DGC), where the seven-member team was given a warmsend-off by the Indian Golf Union.Udayan Mane, Feroz Garewal, Samarth Dwivedi, Manu Gandas are inthe men's team while the women's team comprise Aditi Ashok, AsthaMadan and Gurbani Singh. In the previous edition of the Asiad, men'steam had won silver and Jasjit Singh is hoping that his wards will besuccessful this time as well.

ANUREET SINGH PICKED UP A CAREER-BEST 3 FOR 12.

Kallis happy with retirement timingFormer South Africa allrounder Jacques Kallis has said that his deci-sion to retire from international cricket was well considered and nottaken at the spur of the moment. Speaking exclusively to ESPNcricinfo,Kallis revealed he felt "the time was right" to walk away from thegame despite making his ambitions of playing the 2015 World Cup inAustralia and New Zealand public earlier."I have always said the day I wake up and I don't have that feeling ofwanting to play international cricket, I'll call it quits and that's exactlywhat happened," he said. "I was always going to be honest with my-self about that. It would have been nice to get through to the 2015World Cup but I'm cer tainly not going to play if I am even 1% off fromwhere I should be for international cricket."Kallis announced his decision to retire after scores of 0,1 and 4 in thethree-ODI series against Sri Lanka in July. He had announced his Testretirement in December 2013 after the final Test against India in Durban."I know I have made the right choice. I sleep comfor tably at night," hesaid. "I felt I had spent enough time away from home, other thingswere more impor tant than international cricket to me."Over the course of his career, Kallis was par t of five World Cup cam-paigns that ended in defeat. He insists the tag of chokers is "over-used" and is regarded as a "joke" within the side. According to Kallis"little things have gone wrong at the wrong time" in previous WorldCups for South Africa. "Somewhere along the line I can guarantee youSouth Africa will win a World Cup and the way the team is playing atthe moment, there's no reason it can't be the one coming up."While Kallis' international career might be over after 166 Tests and328 ODIs, he intends to continue playing T20 cricket around the worldfor a few more years. Currently in India for the Champions League T20as a member of Kolkata Knight Riders, Kallis said he enjoyed the roleof mentoring younger players. "When I grew up, seniors did that forme. I have 20 years of knowledge and I can pass that on to some ofthe youngsters and help them become cricketers they want to be-come."Knight Riders, who won their second IPL title in three years in June,are currently on a hot streak of 12 consecutive victories. Kallis cred-ited the success to the players getting on well both "on and off thefield". "The side was very cleverly and well chosen. Sometimes be-ing a good cricketer doesn't mean you are going to become a goodteam man," he said. "The side has very much been selected on guysgetting on well off the field which sometimes plays a massive role onthe field."They were the first team to qualify for the semi-finals of the CLT20,racking up three successive wins, but Kallis insists there is no talkabout the title in the dressing room. "Not a word has been spokenabout that yet. We take it one game at a time. That's been a strength of

this side; it's the reason why we've won 12 in a row because wehaven't looked ahead."Despite the growing popularity of T20 Kallis, who is the second-high-est century maker and third-highest run-getter in Test cricket, be-lieves the longest format of the game is "healthy". "I believe there's noneed to change anything about Test cricket," he said. "Cricketers stillwant to be judged at how good they are in Tests. I think T20 has beenmagnificent for the game, it has speeded up Test cricket, made itmore exciting, brought new audiences to Test cricket."

HI inducts Hockey Village IndiaNew Delhi (IANS): Hockey India (HI) Friday inducted HockeyVillage India (HVI) as an Academy Member to reach out tounderprivileged children who are keen to make a career in thespor t.HVI works towards the better future of underprivileged chil-dren in rural India in terms of spor ts and education. FormerGerman international Andrea Thumshirn star ted the academyin Garh Himmat Singh, District Dausa in Rajasthan, in 2010with the suppor t of her German hockey friends and local rulingfamilies.Thereafter, she managed to spread awareness of hockey in thesurrounding areas and star ted training 50 boys and girls wholater par ticipated in various Under-14 and U-16 tournaments.HVI opened their own school in 2013 to provide proper educa-tion and spor ting facilities to budding players. Some Germanhockey players are now also volunteering to train young kids.Spreading i tsel f , HVI adopted Bhusawal Rai lway Boys(Maharashtra) and two more schools in South Goa in Januarythis year and also plans to open a wing in Rohtak."HI has always strived to reach out to those who in spite ofhaving the talent cannot reach the big platform. HI has alwaysworked towards reaching out and identifying this talent. WithHVI coming on board, our endeavour towards this initiativewill strengthen and we are delighted to have them as an Acad-emy Member," HI secretary general Narinder Batra said.Andrea is the founding director of HVI.HI now has 26 Permanent Members, 23 Associate Members,one Member through State Olympic Associations, eight Acad-emy Members and one Hoc-Key Member.

Hungarian Olympic Committeebacks 2024 Olympics bidBudapest (IANS): The Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC)has backed the idea of Budapest bidding to host the 2024 Sum-mer Olympics, HOC President Zsolt Borkai said.Borkai Thursday said he thought bidding for the Games wasrealistic. Since Hungary, and more specifically, his own home-town of Gyor, will be hosting the European Youth Olympic Fes-tival in 2017, repor ts Xinhua."It (Gyor) will have the chance to prove its ability to manage amajor multi-spor t event, even if it isn't in the same category asthe Olympics," he wrote on the HOC website."We've still got a great deal of work to do before actually pre-paring and submitting the bid, which includes clarifying anynumber of minor and not-so-minor details, but there is no doubtabout our intent, which is that Budapest would like to host theworld's best athletes," Borkai wrote.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will choose thevenue for the 2024 Games in 2017. As of now, four cities in theUS - Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington DC- as well as two German cities - Berlin and Hamburg - arevying for the hosting rights, while Rome and Istanbul are alsoexpected to bid.The 2016 Olympic Games will be in Rio de Janeiro and the2020 edition in Tokyo.

Bowlers deliver comfortable win for Kings XI

KINGS XI PUNJAB 139 FOR 3 (SAHA 42*,PETERSON 2-19) BEAT CAPE COBRAS 135(LEVI 42, AMLA 40, ANUREET 3-12,AKSHAR 3-22) BY SEVEN WICKETS

A late batting collapse in the Cape Cobras innings, triggered bycareer-best spells from Akshar Patel and Anureet Singh, helpedKings XI Punjab overcome an early blitz from Hashim Amla. Theirbatsmen then comfor tably overhauled the middling target to make itfour wins in four, ensuring the team finished at the top of the GroupB table.The pitch had been sluggish in the afternoon during the gamebetween Barbados Tridents and Hobar t Hurricanes and that hadforced the groundsman to water the surface before the star t of thematch. One cannot be cer tain if the way Cobras star ted theirinnings was a result of that or the brilliance of one man. Amla sawhis par tner Richard Levi pick up two fours and a six in the first twoovers - all poor deliveries - before spreading his wings.Amla greeted Kings XI's best bowler, Akshar Patel, with a raspingcut shot in the third over and followed it up with two inside-outboundaries in the next over - one of them going all the way over theropes. Thir teen runs came off the four th over but it just happened tobe the trailer. In the fifth over, Amla launched into Thisara Perera,picking up five consecutive boundaries and taking the team wellpast 50 in the process.But the innings took a different turn once Amla holed out at long offto Karanveer Singh's legspin. The ball star ted gripping and stoppingon the pitch again. Levi continued for a bit, finding the odd big hitand taking the team past 100 in the 13th over, before the wheelscame off.The next seven wickets, after Levi was dismissed, could only last

for 33 more balls and only 30 runs were added in that period. Threeof those wickets went to the impressive Akshar, who was alsoeconomical, giving away just two fours in his spell, and the otherthree to Anureet. Both also had to thank the agility of theirwicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha who affected two stumpings offAkshar and took a brilliant diving catch off Anureet.The target of 136 was going to be hard to defend against the KingsXI batting line-up. They had been prolific during the IPL and theyhave been similarly ruthless in the Champions League this year.Their lowest total - 146 - came from 17.4 overs. So Cobras' best betwas to pick early wickets. But that never happened. Apar t fromRobin Peterson, who picked up the wickets of Virender Sehwag andManan Vohra, none of the bowlers exer ted any control over thebatsmen and, with no real weak spot in their batting order, the runrate never dipped during any of the par tnerships.Sehwag and Vohra added 41 for the opening wicket, Saha joinedSehwag to add another 33. Once Sehwag was dismissed, Sahaadded 34 with Glenn Maxwell and paired with David Miller to takeKings XI over the line.

Allrounder key in UAE - LehmannAustralia's coach Darren Lehmann has said an allrounder ca-pable of bowling a significant number of overs will definitelybe par t of Australia's side during the upcoming Tests againstPakistan in the UAE. Mitchell Marsh appears likely to be thatman after Shane Watson was ruled out of the tour with a calfinjury, although the offspinning allrounder Glenn Maxwell isanother option.Lehmann also said that fast bowler Mitchell Johnson wouldnot be in doubt for the Tests and was also likely to play thethree preceding ODIs, despite being pulled out of the Champi-ons League Twenty20 due to a rib problem. Australia's one-dayand Twenty20 squads were due to fly out for the series onSunday night ahead of the first game, a one-off T20 next Sun-day in Dubai.The limited-overs games will be followed by a four-day tourmatch in Sharjah ahead of the two Tests in Dubai and AbuDhabi, and the warm-up match looms as impor tant for severalreasons. Firstly, it will give the selectors a clear indication ofthe fitness of captain Michael Clarke, who is battling a ham-string injury, but may also provide Marsh with a chance toprove his wor th in the longer format ahead of a likely Testdebut. "I think it puts competition on everyone," Lehmann saidof Marsh, ahead of the team's depar ture on Sunday. "Shane[Watson] knows he needs to be an allrounder. We've spoken tohim about that. We just want him fully fit when he comes backand plays. "It's a big summer coming up and with the heat overthere the allrounder would have to bowl a lot more than prob-ably four or five overs. He would probably get by as just abatter maybe but we need him as a fully fit allrounder."Lehmann said Australia would "definitely play an allrounder"in the UAE and although Marsh is the odds-on favourite, theoffspinner Maxwell is also in the Test squad. When Australia'stouring par ty was named, the chairman of selectors Rod Marshsaid Maxwell was lucky to have been picked but that he pro-vided the "x-factor" in the group.



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Los Angeles (IANS): Pop star Miley Cyrus never fails to grab headlines by her crazy antics.And this time she has gone online to share a photograph of herself showering with only a

love hear t covering her modesty.The "Wrecking Ball" hitmaker published the raunchy shot to her followers on photo-sharing website Instagram followers, with Cyrus's back to the camera and only a loveheart to cover her derriere, repor ts contactmusic.com.The singer also posted a caption riddled with expletives, which read: "F**K YEAHPUERTO RICAN SHOWER #showeringin natureisdas**tmane."

'Bang Bang' was self-discovery: HrithikNew Delhi (IANS): Actor Hrithik Roshan says bits of his own self are par t of everyrole he plays on screen, but while working on "Bang Bang", he discovered a com-plete similarity between his real and reel self."'Bang Bang' is the first film in which instead of getting into the character, I discov-ered that I was the character. It was self-discovery," Hrithik said here during anevent Friday.

He believes that "it's a very for tunate moment for an actor" when his characters"become a platform to vent or channelise a similar emotion that you are

going through in real life".I have had such experiences while doing 'Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hain', 'KoiMil Gaya, 'Lakshya' and 'Guzaarish' and of course, 'Bang Bang'," he said,and added that "all of them are bits of pieces of me".Hrithik star ted his film career 14 years back with "Kaho Naa...PyaarHai". Over the years, he has established himself among Bollywood'stop rung performers.A dancer par excellence, his for thcoming release "Bang Bang", anofficial remake of Hollywood's Tom Cruise-starrer "Knight And Day",will see him grooving a la Michael Jackson.How did he learn to dance so well?"I'm still trying to understand how? But, we're all born with cer taingifts. Maybe I just look good when I dance but that's not good enough.Understanding your gifts and strengths is just not enough in life. Youneed to recognise them and then need to build a skill around them."So I have given hours and hours to master the things that I think aremy fortes and strengths, instead of thinking of what's not good about.I focus on what's good about me," said the actor, who overcamestammering to become the star he is today."Bang Bang", also starring Katrina Kaif, will release Oct 2.

Hats off to Vikram'scommitment for 'I': RajinikanthChennai (IANS): Superstar Rajinikanth, who was moved byactor Vikram's commitment for upcoming Tamil magnumopus "I", said that no actor could sacrifice as much ashim for a character. Vikram spent over two years work-ing for the film and he gained and lost considerableamount of weight to play his characters in the film.

"Vikram has dedicated his life for this film. Hats off to his commit-ment. I don't think you could find an actor who has sacrificed so muchfor a character in Indian cinema as well as Hollywood. I wish the filmall success," Rajinikanth told repor ters here.Rajinikanth also appreciated filmmaker Shankar for making "I", whichhas been on floors for over two years. "What do I say about Shankar?It's been two decades since he entered the Tamil film industry. He'sclimbing up with every film. 'I' will take him to the pinnacle. But Iknow this won't be the end because he will continue making films thatwill supersede his own work," he said. "He'd always complain thatwhy can't we make films on par with Hollywood. His aim has alwaysbeen to take Tamil cinema to global standards. He does all this notjust for money, but for his passion for cinema. He's the real cinemaIndian," he added. The movie, which is expected to hit the theatresduring the Diwali festive season, also features Amy Jackson andUpen Patel in impor tant roles.

Why Mahesh Bhatt does not wishto work with Alia?New Delhi (IANS): Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has never been hesitantin investing in newcomers and fresh talent. But when it comes to workingwith his own daughter, the young and vibrant Alia, he has his reservations.Bhatt calls his youngest daughter a "star".Asked if he will ever work with his daughter, the 64-year-old, known formaking serious and meaningful films including "Arth", "Saraansh", "Naam"and "Daddy", said an emphatic "No"."She is a star in her own world, and I don't work with stars," the film veterantold IANS here.With over four decades of experience in showbiz, he has given a chance tosome of the then "not so known faces" who later went on to make a remark-able name in the film world. One such example is Anupam Kher, who wit-nessed a sudden boost in his career with his role in "Saaransh".Mahesh Bhatt's banner Vishesh Films has also launched Rahul Roy in"Aashiqui", Sunny Leone in "Jism 2", and Pakistani actress Sara Loren in"Murder 3".Alia, on the other hand, has became a youth icon, thanks to her successfulroles so far. Be it for her role a student in her debut film "Student of The Year",a kidnapped rich girl in "Highway", an IIM student in "2 States" or a would-be-bride in "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania" - she won appreciation from all quar-ters.Sharing his reaction on her career graph as a father and as a filmmaker, Bhattsaid: "She is lucky to get what she wants." But for him, success comes witha clause."She got what we call 'the misfor tune of success' because I was for tu-nate enough to be unsuccessful when I star ted and then I was groomedin the pain. She had the privilege to take a fantastic take-off in theindustry and that too with diverse films. But it's still a beginning," hesaid.Bhatt feels "she has to do a lot to keep on fulfilling the unreasonabledemands that audiences make" because no one spares anyone intheir failure. "Remember this nation didn't even forgive SachinTendulkar, who had a spectacular take-off and when he leaned down,he had to face lot of criticism. This is public place, they worshipsuccess, but they hate failures too," added the filmmaker.

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