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OTTAWA – PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER MEETS WITH TONY ABBOTT, PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, IN HIS CENTRE

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INDIA'S MODI-FIEDFORIEGN POLICY

TORONTO - A Statistics Canada repor t shows that employment edgedup by 26,000 in May, driven by gains in par t-time work. The unem-ployment rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 7.0% as there weremore people in the labour market. Overall employment growth hasbeen subdued since August 2013.In the 12 months to May, employment increased by 86,000 or 0.5%,with all the growth in part time. Over the same period, the number ofhours worked was little changed.There were more employed men and women aged 15 to 24 in May.However, this was par tly offset by fewer employed men aged 25 to54.Provincially, employment increased in Alber ta, while it declined inNewfoundland and Labrador. There was little overall employmentchange in all other provinces.There were more people working in educational services, accommo-dation and food services, and in agriculture. At the same time, therewere fewer people working in natural resources, as well as in fi-nance, insurance, real estate and leasing.The number of public sector employees increased in May, mainly theresult of more employment in educational services. At the same time,there was little change in the number of private sector employees anda decline in self-employment.On a year-over-year basis, all of the employment growth was in theprivate sector (+129,000 or +1.1%), while there was little change inthe public sector and in self-employment.More youths working in MayThe number of youths aged 15 to 24 who were working increased by49,000, bringing their employment to a level similar to that of May2013. The youth unemployment rate was 13.3%, little changed from theprevious month and from 12 months earlier.Employment among men aged 25 to 54 declined by 23,000 in May. Theemployment trend for men in this age group has been flat since January 2013.While employment was unchanged for people 55 and over in May, itwas up by 109,000 (+3.2%) compared with 12 months earlier. All ofthese gains were the result of population growth in this age group.Employment continues to grow in Alber ta

Consul General of India Mr. Akhilesh Mishra visited New Brunswick from 28 May to 1 June 2014. During the visit he called on Honourable DavidAlward, Premier of New Brunswick and Honourable Dale Graham, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick.

Unemployment ratereaches 7 per cent

PM WELCOMES PRIME MINISTER ABBOTT TO CANADA

WITH INPUTS FROM SHAZIA MALIK

In one of the major offensive against Pakistan, Taliban insurgentsmoved in and attacked International Airpor t of Karachi which is thecountry's busiest airpor t and is destination of all the major globalairlines. At least 28 people, including 10 militants, were killed. Mostof the people belonged to airpor t security and airpor t personnel.Yudhvir(Group Editor Midweek) announced this during his recent showSouthasian PULSE and took Badar Munir Chaudhry - Chief Editor and Pub-lisher of Akhbar-e-Pakistan on air. Chaudhry informed that the attack wascarried out by Tahreek-e-Taliban group and is a sign of retaliation not onlyagainst U.S. drone strike but against the Pakistan Government. HakimullahMehsud was killed in a US drone strike in November.He informed that none of the terrorists were Pakistani as they be-longed to the outfit's Uzbek, Afghans and Chechan factions. Con-demning the attack he called it a major security lapse as insur-gents travelled all the way from Peshawar and Punjab beforereaching Karachi. He also urged India and Afghanistan to share

intelligence with Pakistan and strengthen its effor ts of eradicatingthis menace from the region .According to details the airpor t came under Taliban onslaught on Sun-day when 10 gunmen disguised as policemen opened fire with ma-chine guns and a rocket launcher and stormed one of the terminals.Their backpacks stuffed with food and ammunition, a squad of highlytrained Taliban fighters attacked Pakistan's biggest airpor t in whatthey clearly expected to be a protracted siege.Seven fighters were shot dead by Pakistani forces after five hours ofintense gunfire at Karachi's Jinnah International Airpor t. Three diedafter detonating their suicide-bomb belts.Though passengers were immediately evacuated with police takingcontrol after five hours of fighting, the incident damaged the image ofthe country beyond repair, Chaudhry mentioned.Former cricketer Imran Khan, who is now chairman of political par tyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, criticized the country's government on Twit-ter and blamed the attack on 'security and intel lapses'

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Yudhvir Jaswal (Group Editor YMedia) spoke about India's For-eign Policy under the New Government on Southasian PulseRadio. Modi's first trip abroad will be to Bhutan later this month,followed by Japan in July and then the U.S. in September, ac-cording to India's Ministry of External Affairs. Modi is also likelyto attend a summit with leaders of China, Russia, Brazil andSouth Africa next month and the United Nations General As-sembly in September.Jaswal star ted with Canada- India relations and said Cana-dian PM Harper has visited India twice and is keen to im-prove the trade ties with India. He said that recently CBCalso highlighted - Narendra Modi's India election win couldbe good for Canada where the CEO of the Canada-India Busi-ness Council says the recent India election win by opposi-tion leader Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Par ty(BJP) bodes well for Canadian business. Peter Sutherland,also Canada's Former High Commissioner to India, expectsto see a free trade agreement between Canada and Indiasigned by the end of the year now that a business-friendlygovernment is in charge.Yudhvir said" Canada can benefit from India if we plan to geta share of ever-increasing Indian energy requirements. In-dia is a growing economy and the Infrastructure develop-ments at also one area where Canada can help. I heard ourForeign Affairs Minister John Baird also highlighting thatwe can also serve the Education sector in India and we canattract students from India which help boost the economy".Jaswal fur ther added that Dalton McGuinty also visited Indiaand so did many municipal leaders including Brampton MayorSusan Fennel and Councillor Vicky Dhillon. Ontario manufac-tures including auto par ts makers get benefit from fast growingIndian Auto Market. Canada India free trade agreement is alsobeen discussed extensively. I CONTD. ON PAGE 5

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INDIAN PACER MOHAMMED SHAMI MARRIED HIS GIRLFRIEND, MODEL HASEEN JANHA IN MURADABAD ON FRIDAY.

Great to have so manywomen MPs in Lok SabhaMOON MOON SEN

It is great to have so many women in the Lok Sabha this time,says the glamorous actor-turned-politician Moon Moon Sen, afirst time parliamentarian from the Trinamool Congress.Clad in an off-white sari with a golden border, the stylish actorwho is the daughter of legendary Bengali film star Suchitra Sen,says she has already begun her work as a parliamentarian backin her constituency Bankura. Sen pulled off a major upset in herpoll debut this Lok Sabha election by defeating nine-time MPBasudeb Acharia of the CPI-M in West Bengal's Bankura LokSabha constituency. She triumphed by 97,511 votes over Acharia,who had been winning from the seat without a break since 1980."I have already star ted work with the goals which my par ty prom-ised like roads, water and other amenities," the actress with hertrademark red bindi, kohl-lined eyes and traditional jewellery,told IANS as she walked on the corridors of Parliament House,which she was very impressed to see and set foot upon for thefirst time in her life. Wednesday was the first day of the 16th LokSabha, but it was adjourned in less than 15 minutes after condol-ing the death of union minister Gopinath Munde, who died in aroad accident Tuesday.

Revealed: On whomEvelyn had a crush?Actress Evelyn Sharma's love for Hollywood starRobert Downey Jr. drew her to a special screening forforthcoming movie "Chef". She admits she has a"little crush on him". After watching "Chef", Evelynsaid: "Robert Downey Jr. is super good-looking, andI'd be lying if I said I didn't have a little crush on him.Though the film was spectacular, I wish he had morescreen time to cheer at because I was there only towatch him." Having been born and bought up inGermany, Evelyn understandably grew up on a lot ofHollywood movies, and it is no wonder that she hasher favourites.



8TH ANNUAL DESIFEST IGNITESYONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE!

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For its 8th consecutive year, desiFEST did not disappoint as itbrought Yonge-Dundas Square alive for a 12-hour non-stop open-air concer t on May 31st. Showcasing an array of South Asian

influenced genres ranging from Bollywood, R&B and Hip Hop to Soca,Bhangra and soul, desiFEST fulfilled its mandate to celebrate andshowcase the talents of established and emerging ar tists on the desiurban music scene.“Music is such a powerful force to fuel change, share messages andengage audiences to suppor t our community. This is why we star ted,and why we continue to grow desiFEST with the suppor t of our won-derful sponsors TD and Crest,” said desiFEST founder Sathish Bala.Upcoming and established ar tists from Canada, the US and the UKignited the desiFEST stage in front of 40,000 eager fans throughoutthe day.Visitors were treated to a number of on-site promotions hostedby presenting sponsors TD and Crest. Families with children en-joyed the TD Kids Zone, which featured the ever-popular bouncycastle and clown balloons. As par t of its Shine Day campaign,Procter & Gamble hosted a series of sampling and product sta-tions in the square showcasing popular brands such as Pantene,COVERGIRL, Olay, Gillette, Old Spice, Bounty, Tide and Crest amongothers. Guests in the square were given beauty touch-ups and minimakeovers, while members of the media and performing ar tists didthe same back stage at the COVERGIRL beauty station. Even Finance

Minister Joe Oliver, who dropped by to spend some time at desiFESTvisited the Gillette booth after appearing on stage to address the crowd.As he took the stage in front of an attentive audience of thousands, Mr.Oliver appreciated the significant contributions of South Asians toCanada and mentioned the impor tance of the strong relations be-tween Canada and India as the crowd cheered on.Among the 20+ performers at desiFEST this year, were some amaz-ing Canadian talents. desiFESTwelcomed the fresh new soundof Toronto’s own Shyann, the en-gaging lyr ics of MC Ayydos,YouTube sensation duo Sham andKar ter and back by popular de-mand for the third year in a rowwere JDhee and Reality Raj ofSynsational, who had female fansswooning over their set. Torontofans also welcomed R&B, hindiand tamil singer Piri Musiq andhip-hop ar tist Raxstar from the UKwith open arms. Later in theevening, the crowd erupted assurpr ise guests, actor VinayVirmani and singer Raghav took

to the stage to promote the upcoming Hollywood film Dr. Cabbie,which is coproduced by Bollywood heavyweight Salman Khan andstars Vinay Virmani and Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory), releas-ing Sept.19th, 2014. After a special preview of the film’s trailer, audienceswere treated to an electrifying performance by Raghav, who sang hischarttopper, Angel Eyes followed by his upcoming release from thesoundtrack of Dr. Cabbie. Performances by DJ KSR, Shilpa Narayan,Nouman Khalid and Gunjan kept the crowd jumping all evening build-ing up to a huge finale at the end of the show.As the night sky came over the square, the plexiglass stage wasilluminated with neon blue lights creating the perfect setting for whatwas to come. Celebrated Toronto trio, Culture Shock, featuring BabaKhan, Sunny Brown and Lomaticc brought a high-energy performanceas the crowd erupted in excitement. And just as energy levels peakedwith fans jumping in unison, the unsuspecting audience roared asToronto reggae ar tist Michee Mee and rapper Choclair joined the trioon stage for a finale performance of Toronto Raptors anthem “We theNor th”.The performers, the fans, the media and even producers of the showdanced to the last minute. It was a beautiful scene in the hear t ofToronto under a moon lit sky.The music continues on June 21st as the team moves the excitementout of the city to Celebration Square in Mississauga for their nextevent of the summer – Hungama! Currently in its second year, thisevent delivers an evening of outdoor Bollywood enter tainment, foodand family fun in the hear t of Mississauga.

Actor Vinay Virmani (R) & Singer Raghav (L) arrive at desiFEST to promote the upcoming Hollywood film Dr. Cabbie

DESIFEST ORGANIZERS SATHISH BALA AND KALA PATEL TOSST-SHIRTS INTO THE CROWD.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 breaking news

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Soon after the attack Qaim Ali Shah, Chief Minister of Sindhreleased a statement that terrorists "were well trained. Theirplan was very well thought out," and they wished to create notonly chaos but damage aircraft and buildings. The spokesmanfor the Pakistani military, General Asim Bajwa, said on Twitterthat no aircraft were damaged and that as a precautionarymeasure, security forces were sweeping the airpor t beforeoperations would be returned to the Civil Aviation Authority andairpor t police.Defence minister, Khawaja Asif described the attack as cow-ardly and said it was another example of how terrorists weretrying to destroy impor tant installations and locations of thegovernment."But I can tell you these terrorists will not succeed in their aimsand will be defeated," Asif said.The attack was reminiscent of the deadly attack carried out bysome 15 militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban in May, 2011 on theMehran naval airbase here in which the attackers killed some18 personnel and damaged aircrafts before being killed in acounter attack.Chaudhry announced on the radio show that all the 10 terroristswere killed by Pakistan's paramilitary force, and the first flightPK 308 took off from Karachi for Islamabad later. He added thathe was never in favour of Pakistan government's talks withthese militants who have no hear t for the innocent and as theirhideouts are being hit, they are coming out more brazenly. Themain problem is that when operations against these militantsare intensified in Pakistan, they rush to Afghanistan and whenstruck in Afghanistan, they rush back to the lawless regions ofPakistan near the Afghan border.Peace talks between the government and Taliban that began thisyear have stalled, with the military recently resor ting to airstrikes on militant hideouts, killing at least 75 people.Chaudhry warned that things will get worst once the US military

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pulls out completely if Pakistan, India and Afghanistan do notjoin hands and work against this common enemy.Chaudhry said that as a journalist he has to comment in adispassionate manner and stay above bias. Also, sittingthousands of miles away from Pakistan, it is better to promotepeace instead of adding fuel to the fire. Chaudhry concluded thatthis attack will go a long way as Karachi is the economic hub ofPakistan and any such terrorist activity could result in the flightof foreign investment from the country. Meanwhile, PrimeMinister Nawaz Sharif has called in an emergency meeting toformulate the future plan.Yudhvir Highlighted that actually we may be behind the curveas the Governments in India and Pakistan have always con-nected well and with Nawaz Sharif attending Modi's Swearingceremony things can get better from here. He also said nomatter what happens the bilateral talks should not stop. Even onthe India side as all airpor ts were put on a high aler t, UnionHome Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday held a meeting withthe chiefs of intelligence and security establishments to reviewthe security arrangements.Among those present at the meeting were the National SecurityAdvisor and directors of the Intelligence Bureau, CentralIndustrial Security Force, National Security Guard and theBureau of Civil Aviation Security, besides Secretary, CivilAviation, the Union Home Secretary and other senior officials.

MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, MR. WANG YI, MEETS THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA NARENDRAMODI AND EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER SUSHMA SWARAJ IN NEW DELHI (JUNE 09, 2014). PHOTO COURTESY: PHOTO DIVISION

INDIA'S MODI-FIEDFORIEGN POLICY

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1China is also of great impor tance to Indian PM Narendra Modi.As the Chief Minister of Gujarat he visited China four times andattracted lot of investment. Although Modi has been taking atough approach on border issues with China but they may notaffect the economic ties. The bilateral trade is 65 bill iondollars which is very less when you compare it with 4 tril-lion total trade volume of China or 800 billion total tradevolume of India.As per the Ministry of External Affairs Indian Prime MinisterNarendra Modi received Mr. Wang Yi, China's Foreign Min-ister and Special Envoy of Chinese President Mr. Xi Jinping.Modi appreciated an oral message from President Xi con-veyed by the Special Envoy, which underlined the impor-tance attached by the Chinese government to building rela-tions with the new government of India, reaffirmed its positiveperception of India's role in the world and conveyed its expectationand desire for the future direction of bilateral relations as both coun-tries pursue their respective developmental dreams.Modi reiterated to the Special Envoy the invitation to President Xi tovisit India later this year. He also accepted the Chinese Pre-mier Mr. Li Keqiang's invitation to pay an early visit to China.The two sides will remain in touch through the diplomaticchannel to make necessary arrangements for these visitsand for other meetings and exchanges of leaders on the side-lines of multilateral Summits. He emphasized the potentialfor greater cooperation between India and China for a strongand prosperous Asia, working for mutually beneficial tradeand investment as economic par tners, joining hands in vari-ous areas like counter-terrorism as neighbours, and pro-moting vigorous cultural exchanges as inheritors of ancientcivilizations having extensive historical and spiritual con-tacts. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi believes India and Chinashare a long term relationship and the latter need not getinsecure about the former's strengthening relationship withother neighbouring countries. However, the Tibetan issueremains a bone of contention between the two countries asChina expects India to 'accommodate its neighbour's con-cerns'. Wang, who promised suppor t for India's economicdevelopment, insisted that the dreams of both China andIndia have commonalities and that Beijing was ready to en-gage with the new government. Foreign ministry spokesper-son Syed Akbaruddin described the talks as "cordial, useful,substantive and productive"."There has been an enormous amount of interest among avariety of leaders across the globe to meet our new politicalleaders," Akbaruddin told repor ters on June 6. "The primeminister's inbox relating to foreign policy is very crowded."Modi met with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif andother regional leaders who attended his inauguration on May 26after his Bharatiya Janata Party became the first party to win an Indianparliamentary majority in 30 years. Sharif hailed the meeting as a"historic opportunity" and said he's ready for talks on all topics toovercome years of mistrust.Japanese PM Shinzo Abe declared that he was "looking forward" towelcoming Modi in Tokyo before the end of the year. Japan wants anAbe-Modi summit to precede a possible Modi-Xi Jinping sum-mit. Modi has a long history with Japan, with Japanese companiesinvesting deeply in Gujarat. Modi wants that experience to be replicated inthe rest of India. What will be interesting will be to see how Modi engageswith Japan on the strategic front. How far will India sign on to Japan'snew Asia-Pacific initiative? I CONTD. ON PAGE 13


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Kajol Panchal to represent Canada atMiss India Worldwide to be held in Dubai

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TORONTO - Kajol Panchal was crowned Miss India Worldwide Canada2014 recently at the Grand Empire Banquet in Brampton, Ontario. Thispageant has contestants par ticipating from all over Canada to cel-ebrate their rich Indian heritage. The pageant was organized by Tonyand Shreyaa Chawla and is affiliated with Miss India Worldwide. Kajolhas been working hard to prepare herself to represent Canada at MissIndia Worldwide 2014, which will be held in Dubai.She is currently studying at University of Ontario Institute of Technol-ogy pursuing a double degree in both criminology and legal studies,setting the goals to establish herself as a success lawyer. She aims to furtherspecialize in women empowerment, and contribute to our society by spreadingawareness on relevant issues facing our world. She says that pageant has givenher the platform to build herself, her confidence, and interact with various people."Each youth of today, should encouraged to follow their dreams, as the stepstowards it, will help them build themselves and their contribution to their commu-nity". She is grateful to her parents, Rita and Rakesh, her brother Kunal, and the restof her family and friends for their continuous support, throughout her journey.Moreover this pageant has given her the opportunity to get closer to the Indianculture! Kajol is excited to represent the country she was born in, at an internationalpageant, hoping bring that crown home and make her country proud. Shewill represent Canada among 41 countries at Miss India Worldwide tobe held in Dubai.

The Honourable Tim Uppal, Minister of State forMulticulturalism attends World Sikh Organization Event onParliament Hill with Honourable Chris Alexander, Minister ofCitizenship and Immigration, and Conservative Member ofParliament , Ron Cannan.

Conservative Members ofParliament attend World

Sikh Organization event onParliament Hill

10 YEAR OLD DIESIN MAJOR FIRE IN

BRAMPTONA 10-year old died and several houses were gutted when adevastating fire engulfed a Brampton townhouse complex.About 19 trucks and 50 firefighters rushed at the scene to bringsituation under control, but it took them several hours to put itoff completely. The fire that star ted in the centre of the unitsspread rapidly killing 10 year old Nicolas Gabriel who wassleeping over at a friend's house. Brampton Mayor SusanFennell spoke to the bereaved family and offered her condo-lences. Both Yudhvir and Dr Sharda bemoaned Gabriel's death.You can suppor t those affected with fire as a trust fund hasbeen set upYou can mail your donation toRegeneration Outreach Community156 Main St. N.Brampton, ONL6V 1N9


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desiFEST attendees celebrated #ShineDay with P&G andits various brands last Saturday. Along with celebratingSouth Asian music and culture, festival goers lined up forGillette shaves, COVERGIRL lip touch up and Pantene hairmakeovers. Braids were in par ticular very popular withthe Pantene fans. Family and friends also gathered aroundthe Crest photo booth to flash their desi smile. Near thestage, crowds cheered for the Duracel l Power CheckScream Metre and t-shir t toss. Of course the sizeable crowdwas around the food area to try different cuisines and Bountywas on guard to wipe away their mess with no quit Bountypaper towels and Tide to Go pens. Attendees also broughthome free product samples and coupons.

P&G Brings #ShineDay todesiFEST 2014 withCrest, Olay, Pantene,COVERGIRL, Gillette,Duracell, Bounty and Tide

BIO DATA OF STAR COUPLEBLOOD DONOR

Brief HistoryS.Balwant Singh and Smt.Jaswant Kaur married on July 5th1980 are Retired Govt. Employ-ees and residing in India atMohali (Punjab).According tothem the finest gesture one canmake is save life of by donatingblood. Both star ted to donateblood together on April 7, 1991 atFaridkot (Pb). This Couple BloodDonor donated Blood for79-79times each and quantity comesto about 63litre. Since believe indoing humanitarian act together,on their 23rd Marriage Anniver-sary (July 5,2003) they alsopledged their bodies to AnatomyDepar tment of P.G.I. Chandigarhfor Research and teachings pur-poses. Amandeep Singh (Son)and Sandeep Kaur (Daughter)donated blood for 33-33 times.Total Weight of blood donated by

this family comes to 90 litre.Records CreatedCouple donates blood 4 times ina year i.e. On New Year, WorldHealth Day (1st week of April) theirWedding Anniversary (July 5), and Na-tional Voluntary Blood Donation Day(October, 1). Both have created a recordin Blood Donationand being the numberof high donations for which nameshave been entered in RecordBooksLimca Book-2005:"Most Blood donat ion as aCouple" India Book of Records-2011 to2014:"First Couple Blood Donor"Unique World Recors-2013 &2014: "Blood Donor Couple"This Star Blood Donors Couplehas been selected by theChandigarh State Aids ControlSociety& State Blood Transfusion

Counci l , Chandigarh as RoleModel for spreading the BloodDonation Movement through post-ers and Banners fixed on Publicplaces.Currently the couple is on Canadavisit and can be contacted on

647-857-3734 for fur ther details.Honors/ Awards for Social WorkAbout 500 awards has been re-ceived from other Socia lorganisations but out of these,following prominent award asunder:


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According to a recent New York Times study, Canada's middleclass is the wealthiest in the world. With the highest after-taxincome, Canadian middle-class families have surpassed theirAmerican counterpar ts af ter years of trailing behind. Thestudy's results reaffirm that Canada is on the right track. In fact, as awhole, the wealth and financial security of Canadian families in allincome groups have seen significant improvements since ourConservative Government has come into office.Our Government knows that the best way to fight pover ty andsuppor t financial security, is to help ensure that Canadianshave access to high-quality jobs and affordable costs of living.With over 1 million net new jobs created since the depth of theglobal recession - 90% full-time and 80% in high-wage indus-tries - and the lowest federal tax burden in half a century, our

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FOR ALL CANADIANSConservative Government is doing just that.Our low-tax plan is putting money back in the pockets of hard-working Canadians, so they can meet the need and priorities oftheir families. Over 1 million low-income Canadians including380,000 seniors no longer pay any taxes. Our Government alsoincreased the amount families in the two lowest personalincome tax brackets can earn before paying taxes. We createdthe Universal Child Care Benefit to provide child care choice forparents and the Child Tax Credit. In all, the average Canadianfamily pays $3,400 less in taxes annually.Canadian families are benefiting from our measures withfamilies in all income groups having seen increases of about10% or more in their take-home pay since 2006.What's more, we have made notable progress in the fightagainst pover ty. Since the previous Liberal government, thereare 1.4 million fewer Canadians living in pover ty including225,000 fewer children.The number of Canadians living belowthe low income cut-off is at its lowest level in history ever, andCanada currently has one of the lowest pover ty rates amongseniors in the world.Canada is not immune to global economic challenges, and weneed to work hard to stay on the right track. Canadians can beconfident that as our Conservative Government remainsfocused on their top priority, jobs and the economy, we will helpensure long-term prosperity and financial security for now andfor future generations.

BY - PARM GILL, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENTFOR BRAMPTON-SPRINGDALE

Mississauga, ON - A power ful and visually engaging exhibit com-memorating the 100th anniversary of the voyage of the KomagataMaru and exploring the contributions of Sikh immigrants to Canadawill soon be displayed across the country, thanks to suppor t from theGovernment of Canada.Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism), announced Inter-Action funding of up to $89,500 for the Sikh Heritage Museum ofCanada (SHMC) to create the "Lions of the Sea" exhibit.The national exhibition with original ar tifacts made available bythe SHMC will travel across Canada, bringing the story of theKomagata Maru to life and allowing Canadians from coast to coastto learn about its historical significance.Once completed, this exhibition will be made available to schools,libraries and places of worship across Canada.Quick facts" The Komagata Maru arrived in Vancouver harbour in 1914carrying 376 passengers of Indian descent, most of whom werenot allowed to land. This was because the ship did not make adirect journey to Canada, as prescribed by Canada's Continuous

Journeys clause, which was in place at the time. After two monthsunder difficult conditions, the ship and most of its passengerswere forced to return to India where, in a subsequent clash withBritish soldiers, 19 passengers died." In May 2008, the Government of Canada passed a unanimousmotion in the House of Commons, recognizing the Komagata Maruincident and apologizing to those who were directly affected. OnAugust 3, 2008, Prime Minister Harper conveyed that apology tothe Indo-Canadian community in Surrey, BC." Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has providedprevious funding, through the Community Historical Recognition Program(CHRP), toward a number of projects that recognize and raise awareness of theKomagata Maru. For example, the Khalsa Diwan Society received a total of $1.4million for the development of two projects, a monument and a museum whichcommemorate the Komagata Maru incident.Quotes"The story of the Komagata Maru is a tragic moment in Canada's

history, and the lessons we have learned from it should be re-membered by all Canadians. Through our government's suppor tfor this project, we are recognizing Canada's past and helpingeducate Canadians on the Komagata Maru incident to ensure thattragedies like this do not occur again."Tim Uppal, Minister of State (Multiculturalism)"The Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada is proud to take the lead toshare the story of the Komagata Maru with all Canadians. Frombeing barred by the tug boat Sea Lion, to being courageous "Lionsof the Sea," the remarkable story of the primarily Sikh passen-gers on the Komagata Maru will come to life with a national exhi-bition and lecture series. As we celebrate the 100th anniversaryof this legacy, the suppor t from the Government of Canada willenable the Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada to engage this historicalCanadian story across our beautiful country."Pardeep Singh Nagra, Executive Director, Sikh Heritage Museum ofCanada

GOVERNMENT OF CANADAFUNDS PROJECT TOCOMMEMORATE 100THANNIVERSARY OF THE INCIDENT



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Canada Concernedabout Rise inTerrorism in IraqIn a recent statement Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said"Canada is concerned by the rise of terrorism in Iraq that en-abled elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant(ISIL) to take temporary control of par ts of the city of Samarra."Approximately 3,000 Iraqi civilians have died in acts of terror-ism and violence since the beginning of 2014. In Fallujah,Samarra, and elsewhere in Iraq, civilians are being caught inthe crossfire between ISIL and security forces."Canada condemns all acts of terrorism and stands in solidar-ity with the Government and People of Iraq during these diffi-cult times. We extend our deepest condolences to the familiesand friends of those killed in this horrific violence and wish aspeedy recovery to the wounded."Canada calls for restraint in the use of force in populatedareas-par ticularly in Fallujah, where ongoing attacks are kill-ing dozens daily-and calls on all par ties to refrain from target-ing civilians, and to protect medical facilities."Source - news.gc.ca

Tougher penaltiescredited for fewercasualties amongyoung male drivers

700 fewer injuries and fatalities a yearreported among 16-24 year olds

A new study out of Western University has found a significantdecline in speeding-related fatalities and injuries among youngmen in Ontario since the province's tough extreme speedingand aggressive driving laws were introduced in 2007. Thestudy found a sustained reduction of about 58 speeding-relatedinjuries and fatalities a month among males aged 16-24. Thatmeans about 700 fewer young men have been injured or killedin speeding-related crashes yearly since the law was passed.The study led by Evelyn Vingilis, PhD, a professor in FamilyMedicine, and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western'sSchulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, evaluated the deter-rent impact of Ontario's Street Racers, Stunt, and AggressiveDrivers Legislation (Bill 203) and found it is making a differ-ence, not only in the number of convictions but also in reducingthe number of collisions.Under the law,* drivers caught going 50 kph over the speedlimit or engaging in improper actions that constitute a drivingstunt, contest, or race can immediately have their licencessuspended and their vehicles impounded for seven days. Uponconviction, they also face a fine of $2,000-$10,000, licencesuspension for up to two years or six demerit points, and thepossibility of up to six months in jail. The penalties get evenmore severe with a second conviction."First of all we looked at males and females, and then welooked at younger and older individuals because we know frommy earlier research, that street racing and extreme speedingis an activity that typically younger males are more likely toengage in," said Vingilis. "What we found was a substantialreduction in the number of convictions for extreme speedingfor males, and no change for females because they were prettylow any way. And impor tantly, we found a significant decreasein the number of motor vehicle casualties of males 16 to 24 -quite a significant reduction." Video of Vingilis discussing theresearch can be found at http://youtu.be/A2tvOd5gFZcVingilis says the study's findings suppor t deterrence theory tothe effect that cer tain, swift and severe sanctions can deterrisky driving behaviour.The research, conducted in collaboration with the Ministry ofTranspor tation of Ontario (MTO), looked at data from January1, 2002 to December 31, 2011. The law came into effect Sep-tember 30, 2007, enabling the researchers to compare the databefore and after implementation. From the time the new lawcame into force to the end of 2011, more than 24,000 drivers'licences were suspended for violating the new street racinglegislation, nearly 8,500 of them in the first year alone.

RCMP Keeping Canadians Safe

“CHOOSE LEGITIMATE PHARMACIESWHEN PURCHASINGPHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS

For a seventh year, the fight against the online sale of counterfeit and unli-censed pharmaceutical products continues through Operation Pangea. Thisglobal week of action led by INTERPOL took place from May 13 to 20, 2014.It is the largest Internet-based action of its kind targeting the internationalblack market of illicit pharmaceutical products. At a press conference held inMontreal today INTERPOL-Ottawa, along with the Royal Canadian MountedPolice (RCMP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), unveiled theresults of the operation in Canada, sending a strong reminder to the publicthat counterfeit and unlicensed pharmaceutical products are unsafe and canbe fatal. This was also an opportunity to highlight the importance of the strongcollective efforts required to protect the health and safety of citizens in Canadaand around the world."Crime has no borders and no schedule," said RCMP Commissioner BobPaulson. "International collaboration with our partners through operationslike Pangea is vital to disrupt threats by tackling this form of crime at itssource."Operation Pangea VII spanned 111 countries, and resulted in the arrest of 237individuals and the seizure of 9,482,646 potentially life-threatening pharma-ceutical products worldwide, at a value of $35,859,018 US dollars. The globalendeavour involved police, border security and national regulatory authori-ties with the support of Internet Service Providers, payment systems provid-ers, and delivery services.This year in Canada, 2,282 packages originating from 20 countries wereinspected. Of these, 1,869 packages which contained 138,905 illicit and fakepharmaceutical products at a street value of $627,384 CAD have been seizedor refused entry. The counterfeit and illicit pharmaceutical products confis-cated include erectile dysfunction pills, weight loss pills, anti-diabetics, thy-roid supplements, dietary supplements, antidepressants, anti-estrogens,antihistamines, e-cigarettes (with nicotine), muscle relaxants, anti-cancerdrugs, diuretics, antipsychotics, female sex hormones and ACE inhibitors.It is important to note that these seizures represent only a small fraction of thecounterfeit medications that are available in our country. This is the harvest

of one week out of fifty-two, and in Canada only. Canadian law enforcementpartners take this emerging threat very seriously and continue to work dili-gently to stop the flow of these illegal products into Canada. "The CBSA isproud to play a part in Operation Pangea VII alongside the RCMP andINTERPOL", said Martin Bolduc, Vice-President of Operations at the CBSA."Our officers located in Canada's international mail centres work diligently toprotect the health and safety of Canadians from those who seek to threaten it."One key component remains community engagement. "Working hand inhand with our communities through awareness and education is essential.This integrated approach allows us to detect and disrupt criminal activitymaking it increasingly difficult for criminals to execute their plans", saidInspector Richard Baylin, Director of INTERPOL-Ottawa.The RCMP and its partners remind the public that there is no guarantee thatmedication purchased via the Internet is genuine or safe. Buying online viaillegitimate websites also increases the risks of credit card fraud, identitytheft and malware viruses.Consumers must also be aware that many websites are portrayed as onlineCanadian pharmacies with an address in Canada, when, in fact, they arelocated in other countries and sell counterfeit medications. In addition, orga-nized criminal networks in Canada and abroad profit from the sale of fake andunlicensed pharmaceutical products online, diverting funds from hardworkingCanadians.Canadians are strongly encouraged to choose legitimate pharmacies whenpurchasing pharmaceutical products, and to share any information on illicitactivity with the police in their respective region.Source - rcmp.gc.ca

The Federal Internship for Newcomers (FIN) Program provides newcomerswith valuable temporary Canadian work experience and training opportuni-ties with federal government departments and agencies and private sectororganizations.The number and types of positions available in a given year vary. Internshipsare offered in fields like policy, administration, project management, com-puter science, communications, science and finance.Interns are hired for 90 working days. The internship may be extended anadditional 90 working days. A mentor is provided for the duration of theinternship.In addition to gaining Canadian work experience, interns are able to:" learn about Canadian workplace culture" understand hiring processes" network with professionals" attend orientation sessions or trainingWho is eligibleTo be eligible, you must:1. be a permanent resident or a Canadian citizen in Canada for lessthan 10 years (based on the date you became a permanent resident);2. have the necessary language abilities in English or French (mini-mum Canadian Language Benchmark of 7)3. have a post-secondary degree (with the exception of administra-tive positions where it is an asset);4. be registered and successfully screened by one of the program'simmigrant-serving organization partners; and5. eithera. live or work in Ottawa/Gatineau (or within a 125 kilometre radius),Toronto (or within a 125 kilometre radius), Vancouver or Victoria (or within a75 kilometre radius) (Note: In the future, additional locations may be added),orb. be a graduate of the World University Service of Canada's StudentRefugee Program.Past participants: Interns can reapply to the program once.Not eligible? Canadian citizens can apply online for federal public servicejobs on the Public Service Commission's job website, or participate in otherprograms, such as a post-secondary co-op/internship program.How to applyIf you are eligible, here's how to apply:1. Contact one of the program's immigrant-serving organization part-ners to be assessed for employment readiness (this is mandatory, as theorganization will be contacted to verify that you have successfully gonethrough this process).The organization will meet with you in person and:" evaluate your language skills in English or French (minimum Ca-nadian Language Benchmark of 7);" refer you to the appropriate licensing/assessment bodies for theassessment of your credentials, if needed; and" refer you to additional job readiness training, if needed (i.e. resumewriting or interview coaching)2. Apply online on May 28 and 29, 2014 once you have been suc-cessfully assessed. When applying, you will be asked to:" Submit a paragraph about what the internship means to you (thiswill help organizations evaluate your writing skills)

" Complete a questionnaire about your education and experience tosee how you fit with the job requirements" Provide the name and contact information of the immigrant-serv-ing organization that assessed you.For each category, there are essential qualifications that all applicants mustmeet. These are outlined in the Statement of Merit Criteria. Only apply forpositions in categories for which you have the required education and expe-rience.You are not required to meet asset qualifications, but are encouraged tospecify and explain those that you do meet. You may also be assessed onthese criteria. Management may choose one or more asset qualifications atthe pre-screening stage to determine the number of applicants who willadvance to the following stage of the selection process.After you applyYour application will be shared with CIC or other organizations needing in-terns.Qualified candidates will be matched with particular jobs based on theirskills and the needs of the participating organizations.Please note the number of positions available is limited. Even if you qualifyand are successful through the screening and interviewing process, there isno guarantee of placement.Immigrant-serving organization partnersYou can contact one of these partner organizations to be screened for jobreadiness.Ottawa/Gatineau:" Local Agencies Serving Immigrants (LASI)" Service Integration Travail Outaouais (SITO) (In French only)The Greater Toronto Area (GTA):" Organizations that are members of Consortium of Agencies Serv-ing Internationally Trained Persons (CASIP)" ACCES Employment Services" Collège Boréal" COSTI Immigrant Services" Humber College" Job Skills" Job Start" JVS" Micro-Skills" Seneca Workforce Skills" Skills for Change" WoodGreenThe Greater Vancouver Area and Victoria:" Back in Motion" Douglas College" Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISS of BC)" Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria" MOSAIC" Success" Training Innovations" Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre SocietyNational:" World University Services Canada (WUSC), for those who havebeen sponsored through the Student Refugee Program only.

Apply for the Federal Internship for Newcomers Program


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MOST OF TORONTONIANS WANT CITY'S MAYORAND COUNCILLORS TO SUPPORT LAND

TRANSFER TAX RELIEF FOR HOME BUYERS

UNEMPLOYMENT RATEREACHES 7 PER CENTCONTD. FROM PAGE 1In Alberta, employment increased by 16,000 in May and the unemploymentrate was 4.6%. This latest employment increase contributed to year-over-yeargains of 71,000 or 3.2%, the highest growth rate of all provinces.Employment in Newfoundland and Labrador declined for the second consecu-tive month, down 4,100 in May, pushing the unemployment rate up 0.6 per-centage points to 12.7%. Compared with 12 months earlier, employment in theprovince was down 8,900 or 3.8%, the result of declines since the start of 2014.In Ontario, employment was little changed, leaving employment in the prov-ince 39,000 (+0.6%) above the level of May 2013. The unemployment ratewas 7.3% in May, the same rate as 12 months earlier.While employment in Quebec was unchanged in May, there were morepeople searching for work, pushing the unemployment rate up 0.4 percentagepoints to 8.0%. On a year-over-year basis, employment in the province waslittle changed.Industry overviewEmployment increased by 22,000 in educational services in May, but was littlechanged from 12 months earlier.Employment rose by 20,000 in accommodation and food services, offsettingsome of the declines in April.Employment also increased in agriculture, up 19,000. Despite this gain, em-ployment in the industry was little changed compared with 12 months earlier.The number of people working in natural resources declined by 23,000 in May,bringing employment in the industry back to about the same level as in May2013.There were 21,000 fewer workers in finance, insurance, real estate and leas-ing in May, the third decrease in four months. The recent losses contributed toa year-over-year employment decline of 33,000 (-2.9%) in the industry.Summer employment for students From May to August, the Labour ForceSurvey collects labour market data about youths aged 15 to 24 who wereattending school full time in March and who intend to return to school full timein the fall. The May survey results provide the first indicators of the summer jobmarket, especially for students aged 20 to 24, as many students aged 15 to 19are still in school. The data for June, July and August will provide further insightinto the summer job market. The published data are not seasonally adjusted,and therefore comparisons can only be made from one year to another.

TORONTO - A Toronto Real Estate Board repor t shows with the mu-nicipal election campaign in full swing, a new poll is showing that amajority of Torontonians suppor t a reduction of the Toronto HomeBuying Tax (Toronto Land Transfer Tax), and would be more likely tovote for a Mayoral or Councillor candidates who suppor ts reducing oreliminating this tax. Since 2008, the average Toronto Land TransferTax has increased 78%, more than double the increase in the averagehouse price and outpacing inflation."The Toronto Home Buying Tax costs the purchaser of an averageToronto home about $8,000, up front, on top of a similar amount for theprovincial Land Transfer Tax. This is a huge cost that hits peoplewhen they can least afford it. It targets people like growing familiesand retirees when they need to move to accommodate their changinglifestyle. It's no wonder that Toronto voters want municipal electioncandidates to commit to relief from this tax for home buyers," saidDianne Usher, President of the Toronto Real Estate Board.The poll was conducted by Ipsos Reid, between May 15th and May29th, and found that:" 58% of Torontonians suppor t a reduction in the Toronto LandTransfer Tax, while 28% oppose." A majority (51%) of Torontonians are more likely to vote forMayoral or Councillor candidates who suppor t reducing or eliminat-ing the Toronto Land Transfer Tax, while only 10% would be less likely." 52% of Torontonians suppor t increasing the maximum re-bate of the Toronto Land Transfer Tax allowed for first-time homebuyers, while 32% oppose." 67% of Torontonians planning to purchase a home in the nexttwo years are more likely to consider purchasing outside of Toronto toavoid paying the Toronto Land Transfer Tax." 56% of recent first-time home buyers, in Toronto, had to paysome Toronto Land Transfer Tax because City Hall's first-time buyerrebate is insufficient because it has not kept pace with inflation.

"Clearly, the Toronto Home Buying Tax is an impor tant issue for votersin the upcoming municipal election. Torontonians understand that theHome Buying Tax is bad for our City's economy and unfairly targetshome buyers to pay more than their fair share of taxes," said DianneUsher, President, Toronto Real Estate Board.Independent research has demonstrated that the Toronto Land Trans-fer Tax is having a negative impact on the City's economy. A 2012study conducted by the C.D. Howe Institute found that the TorontoLand Transfer Tax has dampened Toronto home sales by 16% annu-ally.A new study, released in April 2014, conducted by Altus Group Eco-nomic Consulting, found a significant loss of economic activity in theCity of Toronto, and a corresponding loss of thousands of jobs, due tothe Toronto Land Transfer Tax. The study found that, between 2008and 2013, the Toronto Land Transfer Tax is responsible for" a loss of $2.3 billion in economic activity" a reduction of $1.2 billion in GDP" a loss of 14,934 full time jobs" a loss of $772 million in wages and salaries" a loss of 38,278 resale home transactionsFur thermore, the Ipsos Reid poll found that if recent Toronto homebuyers had not had to pay the Toronto Land Transfer Tax, 19% of themwould have spent that money on home renovations, 21% would havespent it on furnishings and appliances, and 45% would have used it toreduce their mor tgage, thereby adding flexibility to their householdbudget for other spending."The Toronto Real Estate Board looks forward to continuing to high-light the impact of the Toronto Home Buying Tax during the municipalelection campaign, and raising this issue, along with the public, withmunicipal election candidates. We believe that Torontonians will,once again, expect City Council to take action on this issue," said VonPalmer, TREB's Chief Government and Public Affairs Officer.

HIGH LIGHTS FROM THE 11TH TOP 20 UNDER 20 AWARDS BREAKFASTYouth in Motion celebratedsome of Canada's most inspir-ing young people at the 11thAnnual Top 20 under 20 AwardsBreakfast at the ArcadianCour t. Sponsored in par t byRBC Foundation, the Top 20Under 20™ Award recognizesyoung people across the coun-try for their exceptional lead-ership, innovat ion andachievement. Among th isyear's recipients are youngscientists, entrepreneurs, hu-manitarians and youth advo-cates. The 2014 Top 20 under20 recipients have collectivelyraised more than $2.7 millionfor their various charities andbusiness ventures.Selected by f ive Order ofCanada recipients, who were

in attendance, the Top 20 under20 are brought in from across thecountry to attend the Top 20 Un-der 20™ Awards Breakfast andthree day Leadership Summit.Some of today's highlights in-cluded:A video message from Rick Mer-cerThe Slaight Family FoundationCommunity Service ImpactAward was presented to ZameerBharwani; 10K will be given to acharity of Zameer's choiceThe 2014 Top 20 Under 20™Award Recipients are:Sruti Arulmani, 16 (Mississauga,Ont.) ; Zameer Bharwani , 17(Toronto, Ont.); Mélanie-RoseFrappier, 16 (Sudbury, Ont.);Kourosh Houshmand, 19 (Toronto,Ont.) ; Sabr ina Hundal , 15

(Mississauga, Ont.); Selin Jessa,19 (Coquit lam, B.C.); UsmanKamran, 19 (Calgar y, Al ta.) ;Sheliza Kassam (Calgary, Alta.);Alexander Lachapel le, 19(Montreal , Que.) ; AlexandraLemanowicz, 17 (NewWestminster, B.C.); Laura Luo, 17(Nor th Vancouver, B.C.); JessieMacAlpine, 18 (Woodstock, Ont.);Arjun Nair, 17 (Calgary, Alta.);Adam Noble, 19 (Douro-Dummer,Ont.); Leanne Prendergast, 19(Woodbridge, Ont.); Wali Shah, 19(Mississauga, Ont.); James Sun,18 (Toronto, Ont.); RaymondWang, 15 (Vancouver, B.C.) ;Brennan Wong, 16 (RichmondHill, Ont.); and Jeanny Yao, 19(Scarborough, Ont.)Youth in Motion is grateful to ourkey program par tners for their

continued suppor t of The Top 20Under 20™ Award Program: RBCFoundat ion, Bel l Media, TheGlobe and Mail, Char tered Pro-fessional Accountants of Ontario,Right Management and theSlaight Family Foundation

About Youth in MotionYouth in Motion fosters the continuingsuccess of diverse youth and their im-portant contributions to local, nationaland international communities. Top 20Under 20™ is its signature national pro-gram, celebrating the next generation of

Canadian leaders. Youth in Motionchampions other employment-fo-cused mentoring programs for youthwith barriers to employment, aswell as school-based work-shops that focus on career op-tions.



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The BJP MP from Mathura Hema Malini on Sunday said her prioritieswould be to bring an end to the monkey menace in Vrindaban, clean theYamuna river and tap the region’s tourism potential.The actor-turned-politician said after consultations with experts andlocal residents, she would work out a plan to overcome the monkeymenace in Vrindaban.”A plan to set up ‘Monkey Safari’ will be taken upafter consulting the local people. It will facilitate the 40,000-odd mon-keys to live in natural environment as the forested areas in Vrindaban isgradually being replaced by concrete jungles,” Ms. Hema Malini toldreporters here. On the Yamuna pollution, she said it would be her firstpriority to clean the river, and added that she had requested the PrimeMinister to include it in the Ganga clean-up programme. “Prime MinisterNarendra Modi has assured me on including cleaning of Yamuna in theGanga cleaning programme,” she said. “I have also had consultations withMinisters Nitin Gadkari and Uma Bharti in this regard,” she added. Ms.Hema Malini said she is contemplating starting a cleanliness awarenessdrive in her constituency, and sought cooperation of the people. On thetourism front, the BJP MP said, “Mathura has immense tourist potential.Efforts would be made to tap it and make Mathura a tourist hub.” She saidshe would also work on improving power, water, and road infrastructure inher constituency. The yesteryear actor said she would take initiativesto develop sports and art and culture in the area.

Rescuers on Monday fished outbodies of five Hyderabad-basedengineering students, who werewashed away in the swirling wa-ters of Beas river along with 20classmates whose fate is notknown as Chief ministerVirbhadra Singh ordered a mag-isterial inquiry and suspension ofResident Engineer of Larji hydro-power project.The Home Ministry has sought arepor t from the state on the inci-dent in which 25 students, whowere taking photographs on thebank of Beas, were washed awaylast evening when the dischargeof water in the river suddenly in-creased due to release of waterfrom the reservoir of 126 MW Larjihydropower project.Teams of SSB, assisted by po-lice, homeguard and local diversand rafters intensified search op-erations in the area from Thaloutto Pandoh dam.Five bodies including that of threeboys and two girls have been re-covered, SSB officials at ControlRoom at Mandi said.Officials fear that the chances ofsurvival of the missing studentsis slim as the river current isstrong and presence of silt andwaste.

“The high discharge of water andshor tage of boats is causingsome problem but we have list ofmissing persons and hope to re-cover the bodies. Our jawans aremoving in boats and strict vigil isbeing maintained along the banksof Beas and NDRF teams anddivers f rom BBMB have alsoreached the spot,” the officialssaid.

Taking serious note of the matter,the Chief Minister has ordered amagisterial inquiry by DivisionalCommissioner, Mandi, to fix re-sponsibility for the tragedy andsuggest measure to stop recur-rence of such incidents.The Chief Minister has also or-dered suspension of the ResidentEngineer and a case has beenregistered against the staff for

negligence and not forewarningthe people before releasing wa-ter from the dam.Terming the incident as unfor tu-nate, the Chief Minister said, “Stu-dents had come with teachers. Ithink the teachers should havetaken precaution that the studentsdid not go to the river bed. Butanyway I do not want to blameanybody.”

NDRF personnel, who have launched a massive search operation along river Beas, looking out forsurvivors. 24 engineering students feared washed away by the flashfloods on Sunday. TV Grab. Photo

Hema Malini’s priorities:end monkey menace,clean the Yamuna

BrahMos missile test-fired fromwarship INS KolkataNEW DELHI: India on Monday successfully test- fired the 290km-range BrahMos supersonic anti-ship cruise missile fromthe country's largest indigenous warship INS Kolkata off thecoast of Karwar in Karnataka.The Mazagon Dockyards Limited-built INS Kolkata is yet to beformally inducted into the Navy and will have the capability tolaunch 16 BrahMos missiles in one go when it enters opera-tional service. The missile was test-fired from INS Kolkata,which is a new ship under Project 15-Alpha series, off the coastof Karwar on Monday morning and all the parameters were metduring the test, defence officials told PTI here.INS Kolkata is the first of its class of warships in the countryand is undergoing extensive trials before its planned inductioninto the Navy in July, they said.

PATNA: Ending days of specula-tion, the Janata Dal (United) onMonday nominated its nationalpresident Sharad Yadav, seniorl eade rs Ghu lam Rasoo lBa l i yav i and Pawan KumarVerma for byelection to threeRajya Sabha seats from Bihar.The elect ion for the seats isscheduled for later this month.Bihar JD(U) president VashishtNara in S ingh to ld repor te rshere: "The par ty has nominatedYadav, Baliyavi and Verma forbyelection and they will file theirnomination papers on Monday."

RS poll: JD(U)nominates SharadYadav from Bihar


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Chandrababu Naidu becomesfirst CM of Andhra

“Vivek Oberoi, Telugu film starsPawan Kalyan, NTR Junior andKalyan Ram attended event

Vijayawada (Agencies) - Telugu Desam Par ty (TDP) chief N.Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as the chief minister of residualAndhra Pradesh on Sunday evening - less than a week after K.Chandrasekhar Rao took oath as the chief minister of Telangana.TV channels repor ted that 19 ministers were also sworn in by Gover-nor ESL Narasimhan along with Naidu at a jam-packed public event inNagarjuna Nagar, 18kms from Vijaywada.Naidu took the oath of office at 7:27pm, the auspicious "muhur tam(moment)" set for the occasion, in Telugu amid thunderous cheers bypar ty workers.The TDP leader is the first chief minister of residual Andhra Pradeshafter the decades-old demand for Telangana state became a reality onJune 2.Senior Bharatiya Janata Par ty (BJP) leader LK Advani, Union homeminister Rajnath Singh, Union ministers Ananth Kumar and MVenkaiah Naidu as wel l as the chief ministers of Punjab,Rajasthan,Gujarat, Goa and Nagaland attended the high-profile cer-emony.According to repor ts, the TDP has given two cabinet ber ths to allyBJP. Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi and Telugu film stars Pawan Kalyan,NTR Junior and Kalyan Ram also attended the event.Ar t of Living guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, badminton star PullelaGopichand, top industrialists such as G Mallikarjuna Rao of GMRGroup and a host of other VIPs were also present on the occasion.On the road to power, the TDP had bagged 102 seats in the 175-member Andhra Pradesh assembly in the recent elections, while allyBJP had won four seats.Naidu, 64, had earlier served as the chief minister of undivided AndhraPradesh from 1995 to 2004. He was the leader of opposition in thestate for nearly a decade.Earlier on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his bestwishes to Naidu and assured him of "all possible help"."As Chandrababu Naidu takes oath as CM of Andhra Pradesh thisevening (Sunday), I convey my best wishes to him and his team indeveloping the state," Modi tweeted. "The Centre is committed to

extending all possible help to the people and government of AndhraPradesh," he added.Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalithaa too extended her greetings toNaidu. Residual Andhra will star t its journey under Naidu with a defi-cit budget of about Rs. 14, 500 crore.For 10 years, Hyderabad will serve as the common capital forTelangana and Andhra Pradesh. Guntur or Vijayawada, two majortowns separated by just 35kms, could be the next Andhra capitalsince Hyderabad will eventually go to Telangana.Naidu's government will function from the old Andhra Pradesh as-sembly hall, while the present assembly hall has already been handedover to Telangana.

shortshortshortshortshortstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesModi govt promises policiesto push growth, create jobsPRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE ADDRESSED THE FIRSTJOINT SITTING OF PARLIAMENTSeeking to heal the fractured and contentious politics of theprevious years, President Pranab Mukherjee today said thenew government at the Centre will work for development in aresurgent India in which corruption will have no place.“They (people of India) have voted for a united, strong andmodern India — Ek Bharat—Shreshta Bharat — My govern-ment will work to fulfil these aspirations, with the involvementof all the 125 crore people of this great country,” he said.The President was addressing the first joint sitting of Parlia-ment as mandatorily required under the Constitution after gen-eral elections that brought in the Narendra Modi governmentlast month.In a word of assurance to minorities, the address said the newgovernment is committed to making all minorities equal par t-ners in India’s progress.The address is the political, economic and foreign policy roadmap of the Modi government voted to power and covers vir tu-ally all the crucial areas including the need to address thedifficult economic situation in which inflation has to be reinedin and growth to be reignited.Mr. Mukherjee noted that the just-concluded election has beenan election of hope.“The surge in aspirations and the belief that these could berealised through democratic processes, has been amply re-flected in the record 66.4 per cent participation by voters anda clear verdict in favour of a single political par ty after a gap ofnearly 30 years.“The electorate transcended the boundaries of caste, creed,region and religion to come together and vote decisively infavour of ‘Development through Good Governance’,” he said.Newly-elected Lok Sabha members and those belonging tothe Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Modi, his cabinet colleagues,former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress PresidentSonia Gandhi and other opposition leaders heard the 50—minute speech with rapt attention interspersed by occasionalthumping of desks.The President said putting the economy back on track is para-mount.The government will put it back into a high growth path, rein ininflation, reignite the investment, accelerate job creation andrestore the confidence of the domestic and international com-munity. “My government will create a policy environmentwhich is predictable, transparent and fair. It will embark onrationalisation and simplification of the tax regime to make itnon-adversarial and conductive to investment, enterprise andgrowth. “My government will make every effor t to introducethe Goods and Services Tax (GST) while addressing the con-cerns of states. Reforms will be under taken to enhance theease of doing business. My government will follow a policy ofencouraging investments, including through FDI, which willbe allowed in sectors that help create jobs and assets,”Mukherjee said. On the foreign policy, the President said whilethe government was committed to work towards building apeaceful , stable and economical ly inter—linkedneighbourhood, “we will never shy away from raising issuesof concern to us at a bilateral level.

NEW DELHI: It was a spectacle of bonhomie in the CentralHall of Parliament as Prime Minister Narendra Modigreeted his political adversary Rahul Gandhi warmlygrabbing his hand, while Congress president Sonia Gandhichatted intermittently with BJP veteran LK Advani.The occasion was the joint sitting of both Lok Sabha andRajya Sabha, addressed by President Pranab Mukherjee,that saw political rivals from Left, Right and Centreexchanging pleasantries.The exchange of greetings between Modi and the Con-gress vice-president caught the attention of everybody.The Prime Minister was seen warmly grabbing Rahul'shand.Modi greeted Congress vice-president who was seated inthe eighth row along with senior Congress leaders MotilalVora and Jairam Ramesh. As soon as Modi, dressed in

his usual half kur ta and jacket, came close to Rahul, heheld his hand bringing an instant smile on the Congressleader's face.Soon leaders of various par ties surrounded Rahul. This isperhaps the first occasion when Modi exchanged greetingswith Rahul after a bitterly fought Lok Sabha election.Modi, as the prime ministerial candidate of BJP, hadfrequently attacked Rahul mocking him as "shehzada" andtargeting the Gandhi family during campaigning.Before the President's address began, Sonia was seenengaged in prolonged chat with Advani sitting next to her inthe packed Central Hall.A number of MPs, including Chandan Mitra, Babul Supriyo,Rajyavarhan Rathore and Manoj Tewari, who could not finda seat, kept standing during the President's 55-minuteaddress.

Modi, Rahul exchange greetings in Parliament


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shortshortshortshortshortstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesstoriesModi govt to make special efforts fordignified return of Kashmiri Pandits

Perhaps f inding a mention inPresident Pranab Mukherjee’sjoint address to the Parliament forthe first time, it was welcomedby Kashmiri Pandit organisations.The Narendra Modi Governmenthas flagged the return of KashmiriPandits to the Valley with “dig-nity, security and assured liveli-hood,” an issue on which it willlay special emphasis during itstenure.Perhaps f inding a mention in

President Pranab Mukherjee’sjoint address to the Parliament forthe first time, it was welcomedby Kashmiri Pandit organisationswhich have been fighting for thelakhs of people from the commu-nity who fled the Valley in 1990due to ethnic cleansing duringmilitancy.“Special effor ts will be made toensure that Kashmiri Pandits re-turn to the land of their ancestorswith full dignity, security and as-

sured livelihood,” the Presidentsaid while outlining the agendaof Modi government for the nextfive years.The BJP had mentioned return andrehabil i tat ion of Kashmiri mi-grants to the Valley in its mani-festo.According to official data, 24,202families migrated after militancyraised its ugly head in the Valleyin 1990. A total number of 38,119families are registered with the

Jammu and Kashmir Revenueand Relief Ministry till now.The Kashmir i Pandi torganisation, however, put thenumber of total displaced peopleanywhere between six to sevenlakh now.Kashmiri Pandit organisationswelcomed the move of the Gov-ernment and said it was for thefirst time that the plight of the dis-placed community had beenflagged by the Central Govern-ment as its priority.General Secretary of All IndiaKashmiri Samaj (AIKS) RomeshRaina while welcoming the stepsaid finally the serious issue ofdisplacement of Kashmiri Pandits hasgot its rightful place in the mainstreampolitics of the country.“Our request to the Governmentwould be that while framing theblue print for the return and reha-bilitation of the community, theyshould take the aspirations andneeds of the displaced into theconsideration and must ensurethe political rehabilitation of thepeople through Constitut ionalmechanism lest its not refouledagain,” he said.

WATER FOR EVERY FARM, FOODINFLATION NDA'S PRIORITIES, SAYSPRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEEThe NDA government willlaunch a "prime minister'snational irrigation programme"to cut the country's depen-dence on the monsoon andclamp down on food prices,President Pranab Mukherjeesaid in a speech to Parliamenton Monday, outlining PrimeMinister Narendra Modi'spolicy agenda.The customary address,delivered in the first sessionof Parliament on behalf of thegovernment, proposedmeasures to ease supplybottlenecks side of variousfarm commodities.This means rolling out aninfrastructure capable ofquickly moving farm producefrom fields to markets, whileoverhauling the publicdistribution system, India'snetwork of over 500,000 fairprice shops. The countrylacks an efficient coldstorage-enabled network oftrucks, warehouses and evenrail wagons, which someexper ts blame on poor policyinit iatives.""The country will have anetwork of freight corridorswith specialised agri-rail

networks for perishableagricultural products," thepresident said.Retail food prices have beenhovering around double digits,averaging 10% over the pasttwo years, mainly on the backof costlier vegetables, milkand fruits. The previous UPAgovernment's inability tocontrol food prices is consid-ered to be a major reason forvoters' anger against them.The president also promisedto crack down on blackmarketeering and hoarding, orthe practice by traders to holdon to stocks to worsenscarcity in order to earn superprofits.The president also announceda "Pradhan Mantri GrameenSinchayee Yojana", similar tothe Grameen Sadak Yojana, toexpand the country's irrigationnetwork, in what could be oneof the largest rural infrastruc-ture programmes of the newgovernment.While the previous govern-ment successfully raised farmoutput to record highs throughbetter farm practices, astagnant irrigation networkhas ensured lower productiv-

ity levels and heavy depen-dence on dodgy monsoon."My government is aler t aboutthe possibility of a subnormalmonsoon this year andcontingency plans are beingprepared," the president said.The government's motto is"water for every farm", thepresident said. "Each drop ofwater is precious. My govern-ment is committed to givinghigh priority to water security.It will complete the long

pending irrigation projects onpriority and launch the'Pradhan Mantri KrishiSinchayee Yojana' with themotto of'Har Khet Ko Paani'.Mukherjee said the govern-ment was committed toreversing "unfor tunate" farmersuicides. The broad policymeasure to boost the farmsector would be by increasinginvestment in agriculture, bothpublic and private, especiallyin farm infrastructure, he said.

A Delhi cour t on Monday awarded life imprisonment to 17Uttarakhand police personnel who were convicted for gunning downa 22-year-old MBA graduate in a fake encounter in a jungle nearDehradun in 2009.Special CBI Judge JPS Malik handed down the jail term to the 17policemen after holding them guilty on June six of involvement inthe conspiracy to kidnap and kill Ghaziabad resident Ranbir Singh,who went to Dehradun to take up a job on July 3, 2009.The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000 each on seven cops--six Sub-Inspectors Santosh Kumar Jaiswal, Gopal Dutt Bhatt (SHO),Rajesh Bisht, Neeraj Kumar, Nitin Kumar Chauhan, Chander MohanSingh Rawat and constable Ajit Singh--who were held guilty ofkilling the victim. It has also directed 10 other policemen, con-victed for conspiracy to kidnap and kill Ranbir, to furnish a fine ofRs. 20,000 each. The court asked the authorities concerned to givethe collected fine as compensation to the family of Ranbir, who hadgraduated in MBA from Meerut University. However, the family ofthe victim, which was present in the court, expressed unhappi-ness over the verdict and said they will appeal against it in thehigher court. The victim's mother, who was seen crying, said, "Iwant death for all the policemen who killed my younger son."Meanwhile, the wife of one of the convicts, Santosh Kumar Jaiswal,broke down in the courtroom, saying, "Where will we go? He(Santosh) is the only earning member in the family." The court,which convicted policeman Jaspal Singh Gosain for the offence ofa public servant framing incorrect record with an intention to savea person from punishment (section 218 IPC), however, awardedhim two years imprisonment, which he has already undergoneduring the trial period. Gosain, the then head operator at city con-trol room, who was acquitted of all the other charges, was directedto furnish a bail bond of Rs. 50,000 and a surety of the like amount.

Dehradun fake encounter:17 cops get life sentence

INDIA'S MODI-FIEDFORIEGN POLICYCONTD. FROM PAGE 5Yudhvir also mentioned on the show that Modi might be tweak-ing his sails towards its long-term ally Russia as it has liftedarms embargo to Pakistan and India is also improving ties withUS. Russia has good relations with Prime Minister NarendraModi and hopes cooperation between the two countries, par-ticularly in defence and nuclear cooperation, will succeedduring his tenure.Russian Deputy Prime Minister DmitryiRogozin, the pointsman on India relations in Moscow, isexpected to visit India this month to hold talks with newleadership in India. Modi has visited Russia 3 times as theChief Minister of Gujarat.U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and External Affairs Min-ister Sushma Swaraj are slated to meet in the next twomonths, before the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi toWashington in September.The Kerry-Sushma meeting will signal the first political level engage-ment between the Obama administration and the Modi government,and is significant given the strain in India-U.S. ties in the past fewmonths. Restarting talks on Commerce, Infrastructural investmentsand FDI, as well as defence sales and cooperation, dialogues thathave been held up since 2013 will be important.Yudhvir finally said at this moment countries seem to be competing towelcome Modi, No doubt that his Inbox is flooded with re-quests. Will Modi or for that matter India rise up to the chal-lenge is up for discussion.


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G7 Leaders Discuss Economy, SecurityChallenges & International Development

"At this year's Summit, G-7 members agreed to take fur ther actions topromote global economic prosperity and to advance impor tant devel-opment challenges, such as improving the health of women and chil-dren in developing countries. We also showed strong resolve for sup-por ting freedom and democracy in Ukraine under the country's newlyelected President." - Prime Minister Stephen HarperThe leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United King-dom, the United States, the President of the European Council and thePresident of the European Commission met in Brussels, Belgium, onJune 4 and 5, 2014, for the G-7 Summit. This year's meeting providedG-7 members with an oppor tunity to consider coordinated action onthe global economy, energy security, and international development.They also discussed ways to preserve and promote a free, demo-cratic and peaceful world.This included a focus on responses to address Russia's continuingillegal occupation of Crimea. Additionally, the leaders discussed otherpolitical and security challenges, including in Syria, Iran, and Nor thKorea.Global Economy

Canada welcomes the oppor tunity offered by the Brussels Summit todiscuss approaches to strengthen growth and make the globaleconomy more resilient. It is impor tant to signal the G-7's collectivecommitment to free and open markets and a strong rules-based trad-ing system. The leaders met at a time when the economic outlook ispositive as all G-7 economies are expected to grow this year. Whilethe economic recovery is taking hold, ongoing challenges remain. Inmany countries, growth and inflation remain too low and unemploy-ment remains too high. For Canada, the economy has recovered fromthe global recession better than many of its G-7 peers and more thanone million Canadians are working today than during the depths of theeconomic crisis. Moreover, as announced in Economic Action Plan2014, Canada will return to a balanced budget in 2015. This reflectsCanada's steadfast commitment to fiscal responsibility and soundeconomic management, the principles that will guide Canada's ap-proach to G-7 discussions. International Political and Security ChallengesThe illegal seizure of Crimea and Russia's continued military aggres-sion against Ukraine contravenes the principles and values on which

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the G-7 operates, including a shared commitment to freedom, democ-racy, human rights, and the rule of law. Since the beginning of thecrisis, Canada and the G-7 have strongly condemned Russia's ag-gressive actions in Ukraine, including by imposing coordinated eco-nomic sanctions and travel bans on key Russian and Ukrainian fig-ures and entities responsible for undermining the sovereignty andterritorial integrity of Ukraine. For its par t, Canada has put in placesanctions against over 100 Russian and Ukrainian individuals andentities responsible for the crisis, contributed hundreds of Canadianobservers to help facilitate free, fair and democratic elections inUkraine, and is providing $240 million to help Ukraine implementneeded economic reforms, and promote democratic and social de-velopment. Discussions at this year's Summit focused on suppor tingthe newly elected Ukrainian President and considering fur ther mea-sures to deter Russia's continuing illegal occupation of Crimea andits persistent military aggression in Eastern Ukraine. Beyond Ukraine,the leaders also discussed ways to address ongoing challenges inSyria, Iran and Nor th Korea. This included talks on prospects forending the ongoing civil war in Syria, as well as outstanding ques-tions regarding Syria's commitment to fully destroy all its chemicalweapons, and the worsening humanitarian situation in the countryand the region. On Iran, the leaders reviewed the implementation ofthe Joint Plan of Action and considered how best to press the regimeto comply with all of its international obligations to verifiably end itsnuclear weapons program and to cur tail its continued human rightsabuses. Measures to press Nor th Korea to halt the development of itsnuclear and ballistic missile programs and to address its gross andsystematic human rights violations in the country were consideredas well. Energy Security Recent events highlight the need to address energy security chal-lenges. Building on the G-7 Energy Ministers' Meeting held in Rome,Italy, on May 5 and 6, 2014, the leaders reiterated that energy shouldnot be used as a means of political coercion, nor as a threat to secu-rity. They discussed ways to improve energy security at national,regional and global levels, including by diversifying energy fuels,sources, and encouraging the development of indigenous sources ofenergy supply. As a major energy producer and net-expor ter, Canadacan play a key role in suppor ting our par tners as they look to diversifyenergy supplies. Canada can also share our exper tise in the respon-sible use and development of energy through technology and innova-tion and measures to increase energy efficiency. The leaders alsoconsidered ways to deepen G-7 collaboration to ensure energy mar-kets are open and transparent, energy infrastructure is developed andmodernized to bring energy to markets, and energy sources are de-veloped responsibly. International Development Canada is pleased that the leaders also had the oppor tunity to dis-cuss development challenges; specifically they discussed ways toaccelerate effor ts to reduce child mor tality and improve maternalhealth. In 2010, Canada focused its effor ts on the launch of the MuskokaInitiative on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, which aims to savethe lives of 1.3 million children and 64,000 mothers around the world.In an effor t to accelerate momentum on this initiative, Canada held aSummit on Maternal, Newborn and Child Health in Toronto from May28 to 30, 2014. The Saving Every Woman, Every Child: Within Arm'sReach Summit gathered leaders, exper ts, global activists andpolicy-makers to build polit ical momentum to ensure that thehealth of mothers and children remains a continued global prior-ity, including as a prominent par t of the post-2015 developmentagenda. Carrying forward this momentum, Canada encouragedother G-7 leaders to increase effor ts on the commitment it madethrough the Muskoka Initiative. Building on Previous SummitsSince the 2013 Summit in Lough Erne, the G-7 has made signifi-cant progress in implementing the Lough Erne 3Ts agenda (trade,transparency and tax). On trade, G-7 members were active propo-nents of renewing the G-20 standstill commitment to refrain fromerecting protectionist measures. The renewal of the standsti l lensures that the world's largest economies keep their marketsopen for business. G-7 members also actively contributed to theWorld Trade Organization negotiations in Bali, which delivered astrong trade package that could stimulate world trade by as muchas US$1 trillion. Canada and Europe also helped contribute to in-creased trade by reaching an agreement in principle on the keyelements of the Canada-EU Trade Agreement. On transparency,Canada fulfilled its Open Data pledge, releasing over 190,000 gov-ernment data sets to the public. Canada is also making progresson its G-8 Action Plan on Transparency of Corporations and Trusts,having launched public consultations on corporate transparencyand beneficial ownership as par t of a broader public consultationon the Canada Business Corporations Act. Canada is also on trackto develop a new money laundering and terrorist financing riskassessment framework by 2014-2015, as per its commitment.Canada has also made progress towards enhancing transparencyin the extractive sector. Having concluded public consultations onmandatory repor ting requirements, Canada is now in the process ofdeveloping a repor ting regime consistent with international standards.On tax, Canada is par ticipating in Organisation for Economic Co-op-eration and Development negotiations to bring forward concrete rec-ommendations to address tax avoidance profit shifting. Canada isalso helping developing countries build their tax collection capacity.Canada is also pleased to see continued G-7 focus on previous Sum-mit commitments, including the New Alliance for Food Security andNutrition which seeks to achieve sustained and inclusive agriculturalgrowth and raise 50 million people out of pover ty, and the DeauvillePar tnership, which is an international effor t launched by the G-8 atDeauville in 2011 to suppor t countries in the Arab world engaged intransitions toward free, democratic and tolerant societies.

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Big B shot stunts for TV show in body rig?

Sonakshi Sinha onher Holiday WithAkshay Kumar

Tamannaah lost 5 kg for'Humshakals'

Sonakshi Sinha is back to working with her Rowdy Rathore co-starAkshay Kumar and the actress, who's looking stunning nowadays,says working with Akshay is always rowdy since he's a fun person towork with. (Also read: Holiday is not One of my Regular Films: AkshayKumar)The actress spoke to NDTV about her upcoming film Holiday andrevealed that the film was different from the other movies she haddone with Akshay, was far more serious and had a great plot. Sherevealed, "Holiday is about a soldier who comes back on holiday but findsout about some terrorist activity that's about to happen and he does every-thing to stop it which is quitethrilling actually."Sonakshi, who playsa boxer in Holiday,was trained byace boxerV i j e n d e rSingh forher role.

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan's fiction debut on the smallscreen with the series "Yudh" just got a lot more dangerous.The actor is said to have defied medical orders to per formsome forbidden stunts in a body rig.It's been 30 years since the Big B wore a body rig for any ofhis stunts in a film. After the accident on the sets of "Coolie"in 1982 and the beating that his body took, the veteran starwas forbidden from wearing the heavy body rigs required forcinematic stunts.Until now. For the serial "Yudh" that he is doing, Amitabhagreed to wear a body rig for a very intricate stunt.A source said: "It was an impor tant scene where Bachchansaab's character Yudhishthir Sikarwar had to confront animpor tant crisis in his life. The director Ribhu Dasgputa hadbeen told by the Big B's team that he wouldn't be wearing thebody rig. The last time he wore one was for 'Coolie' when thenear-fatal accident happened."The director was trying to find a way out of the situationwhen the Big B, realizing how impor tant the stunts with thebody rig were, took an impromptu decision, slipped on thebody rig and went right ahead with the stunts."The director said: "During the briefing for the scene, I wantedto do something that would create a cer tain atmosphere of

intrigue around the protagonist's character. For this, sir(Amitabh) was required to wear a body rig."Being a thorough professional, he agreed to wear the bodyrig although he knew that the action would require him tocarry the weight of the heavy metal rig along with the cam-era. I guess they just don't make actors like sir anymore."

Actress Tamannaah Bhatia, who is par t of for thcoming multi-starrer"Hummshakals", believes in including fitness regime in everyday lifeand says she lost five kg for her role in the laugh riot."Fitness is like brushing your teeth. You must include fitness to yourdaily life. For 'Humshakals', I had to lose 5 kg. So, I went to thisfamous dietiecian - Pooja Makhija - and she gave me a new dietplan," Tamannaah told IANS."I am allowed to eat everything - rice, pastas, and nuts, but controlledportions. At one point of time you don't eat too much of anything and itreally helped me to lose weight," she added.A known name down south, the actress star ted working out "six yearsback".She said: "I was a fussy eater. I had to pull down a few kg to look acer tain way. People should not enter into dieting without any guid-ance. You should take professional help.""I always kept myself fit compared to other people because I feel ifyour lifestyle is not fit, then you can't work properly. If your lifestyle isunhealthy, it will reflect on screen," she added.Scheduled for a June 20 release, director Sajid Khan's "Humshakals"stars a host of big names like Saif Ali Khan, Riteish Deshmukh, BipashaBasu, Esha Gupta and Ram Kapoor.

JACQUELINE FERNANDEZON A NEW TURF

ACTRESS JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ WHO ISSHOOTING FOR 'KICK' WITH SALMAN KHAN ISLAUNCHING AN EATERY IN SRI LANKAMany Bollywood celebrities may be busy purchasing newproperties for themselves in Mumbai, but trust JacquelineFernandez to do things differently. After buying an islandoff the coast of Sri Lanka, this actress is now looking atlaunching a restaurant in Colombo. A source close to theSri Lankan beauty reveals that the actress will launch therestaurant in Sri Lanka sometime in mid-June. `Despitehaving a busy schedule, Jacqueline is taking a keeninterest in this project. She is also going to design theinteriors of the place, as the restaurant will reflect her styleand personality. In fact, many of Sri Lanka's Who's Whoare expected to attend the launch,` says the source. Theactress, who is currently dubbing for Salman Khan-starrerKick, confirms the news. `I have always wanted to open myrestaurant, but I could not get down to it in all these years.Now I am excited about finally realising my dreams. I amquite looking forward to the project,` she says.Previous purchaseIn 2012, the actress bought an island off the south coast of herhometown in Sri Lanka. She plans to build a huge villa there.

His win was also accompanied by a deluge of eye-wateringstatistics.He became the first man to win five successive Roland Garros titles.His record in French Open finals stands at 9-0.He has won a record 35 successive matches at the claycourt major.He has won 90 of his 91 best-of-five-set matches on clay.He owns a 66-1 win-loss record at Roland Garros.

RAFAEL NADAL AFTER WINNING FRENCH OPEN FOR THE 9TH TIME.


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LOOKS LIKE AISHWARYA

AND I WILL STAR TOGETHER

IN A FILM: SUSHMITA SEN

Love Ka The End: Ranveer& Anushka letting bygones

be bygones?

Now that AnushkaSharma has joined thecast of Dil Dhadakne

Do, all eyes are on her and herex-flame Ranveer Singh.Though the duo never admittedto their relationship, Ranveer hadspoken about Anushka beingspecial. They also appearedtogether on Koffee With Karan.However, looks like there won't

be any tension in the air,considering Ranveer's currentladylove Deepika Padukone hasflown in from the US, and will bearound. Rumour has i t thatAnushka ' s beau c r icke te rVirat Kohli will also be flyingin to spend t ime wi th h i sladylove on the cruise shipoff the coast of Barcelona. DoI foresee a double date?

THE KINGMAKERS: THEREAL STARS BEHINDBOLLYWOOD SUPERSTARS

BOLLYWOOD STARS MAKE BIG MONEY AND SO DOES THEIRSUPPORT STAFF. HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW MUCH SALARY

THEY EARN PER DAY

An integral part of the lives ofB-Town stars is the support staffthat works for them. Many actors,in fact, consider their staff anextended family. It takes morethan just talent and hard work tomake a present-day film star. Anarmy of professionals, includingstylists, managers and make-upartistes work diligently to turn anactor into a brand. ManyBollywood stars such as ShahRukh Khan, Salman Khan,Katrina Kaif and PriyankaChopra have an entourageworking for them day and night.The amount spent on the starsdoes not just constitute theiracting fee, but also goes inpaying members of theirextended staff includinghairstylists, spot-boy, securitypersonnel and driver. While theydo not work 30 days a month,they are paid as and when theirservices are required. TheProducers Guild issued a diktat

two years ago, asking the starsto bear the entire expense ofthese people? hitlist gives a lowdown on their per day earnings:Driver: Rs 5,000Hair and make up: Rs 40,000-50,000Man Friday: Rs 7,000-10,000Security: Rs 5,000-7,000Salman KhanDriver: Rs 5,000Hair and make up: Rs 30,000-40,000Man Friday: Rs 7,000-10,000Security: Rs 2,000-5,000Ajay DevgnDriver: Rs 3,000Man Friday: Rs 5,000Hair and make up: Rs 25,000-30,000Security: Rs 2,000Shahid KapoorDriver: Rs 5,000Man Friday: Rs 5,000Hair and make up: Rs 25,000-30,000Security: Rs 2,000

Sushmita Sen on signing her first Bangla film, her absence from Bollywoodand moreAfter being a part of the film industry for nearly two decades, Sushmita Senhas now signed a Bangla film. Sen will be making her Bangla film debut withSrijit Mukherji's Nirbaak. hitlist caught up with the actress....What took you so long to do a film in your mother tongue?I always wanted to be part of a good Bangla film and whenever I was offereda project, I always wanted something better. But when Nirbaak came myway, I found the story so gripping that I said yes right away.You make appearances at charity events and fashion shows, but it's been awhile since you played the lead in a Hindi film...None of the scripts that came my way interested me. My ability to say no tothem is the reason why you did not see much of me on the big screen.So many of your contemporaries are now married. Some have come back tostart their second innings...Like I said earlier, the scripts did not interest me. As for marriage, I am savingthe best for last and when it happens, it will be beautiful.There were reports about you playing Benazir Bhutto in a film. Is it happening?No, that film was shelved a long time ago. But I do know that the people ofPakistan would've loved to see me as Bhutto.Do you star alongside Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Prahlad Kakkar's film?Looks like she and I will star together in the film. It's a matter of time beforethe film starts rolling. I look forward to it.The last time Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan's Cannes, she was criticised byIndian and international media; this time, they loved her on the red carpet.Comment.It's a story of every celebrity. We all get targeted at some point or the other andthen people's perceptions change. One should not worry about what theworld thinks.You are a single mother who has lived life on her own terms. How difficulthas it been?

It's not easy but it's beautiful. Being a mother is a 24x7 job. But the highs areamazing and one does not pay attention to the lows. When I go away, theworld will remember my two beautiful daughters, who I believe will makeme stay on in the minds of the people.How do you spend your free time?I play the joker for my kids. Raising children is about playing a part at differenttimes of the day. I am also an entrepreneur, a daughter and a sister. There isso much to do beyond films; I am living my life. I'd like to own a chain ofdestination spas some day.



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Jennifer Lopez pulls out of World Cup opening ceremonyRIO DE JANEIRO: Pop superstar Jennifer Lopez has pulled out of the World Cup openingceremony in Brazil, FIFA said Sunday, four days before the tournament kicks off.Lopez, who recorded the official World Cup song, "We Are One," with rapper Pitbull andBrazilian singer Claudia Leitte, had been due to perform with them at the opening ceremonyin Sao Paulo but had to cancel, said the football governing body."For production issues, Jennifer Lopez, one of the ar tists of the official song 'We Are One,'will not be able to perform at the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony," it said in a statement.The 25-minute ceremony will feature 600 ar tists including acrobatic gymnasts, trampolin-ists, mar tial ar ts-style capoeira performers and stilt walkers.The grand finale will be a performance of "We Are One" -- now minus Lopez -- accompaniedby Brazilian drumming collective Olodum.Pitbull did not let J-Lo's withdrawal dampen his enthusiasm. "To be performing 'We Are One'to the world, especially in such a beautiful country like Brazil, is going to be a lot of fun. Butmore than this, it is going to show the world that music is the universal language," he said ina statement released by FIFA.Lopez also missed the January event where Pitbull and Leitte unveiled plans for the songalongside FIFA officials in Rio de Janeiro.More than 60,000 people will be in Sao Paulo's Corinthians Arena to watch the ceremony andkick-off match between Brazil and Croatia. Around a billion people are expected to tune in onTV worldwide.

The grand finale will bea performance of "WeAre One" -- now minusLopez -- accompaniedby Brazilian drummingcollective Olodum.



Argentina's men stay onsemifinal course in World Cup

THE HAGUE: Penalty corner spe-cialist Gonzalo Peillat's three-goalburst kept Argentina on course formaking the semifinals of the men'shockey World Cup with a resound-ing 5-0 victory over Asian champi-ons South Korea at the Kyocera Sta-dium here today.Logging nine points from fourmatches, Argentina stayed aheadof Olympic champions Germany,who are in danger of failing to makethe semifinals only for the secondtime in World Cup history.Peillat converted two early penaltycorners to give Argentina a two-goallead by the seventh minute. LucasVila then scored a field goal, beforePeillat returned for his third goal inthe 20th minute that gave the Ar-gentines a 4-0 lead at half-time.Guillermo Schickendantz roundedoff Argentina's scoring midway inthe second session with an openplay strike. Two-time championsGermany today defeated NewZealand 5-3 for their second win infour Group B outings, giving themsix points in four games. But thelone-goal losses to hosts The Neth-erlands and Argentina have pushedtwo-time champions Germany tothe brink.Until now, it was only in the firstWorld Cup in 1971 that Germanydid not feature in the semifinals.The Netherlands have nine pointsfrom three successive wins and willplay South Africa later tonight. Evena draw will take three-time WorldCup winners The Netherlands to thesemifinals.Martin Zwicker scored twice forGermany today, while Florin Fuchs,Christopher Zelller and BenediktFurk contributed a goal each.Zellar could have added anothergoal, but missed a penalty stroke.Andy Hayward scored a hat-trickfor New Zealand with his last twogoals coming in the last four min-utes of the match.

Germanybeat NewZealand 5-3AMSTERDAM: AndyHayward scored a hat-trick for New Zealand, butit wasn't enough asGermany prevailed 5-3 ina fast-paced match at themen's field hockey WorldCup on Sunday.New Zealand's lossleaves Argentina and theNetherlands in strongposition to claim the twosemifinals spots in GroupB. Germany went ahead2-0 on an early goal byFlorian Fuchs and astrike by Mar tin Zwicker- his first of two - on arun through the NewZealand defense.Hayward scored his firstin the 33rd minute, butGermany respondedbefore the half and thenalways led by at leasttwo goals. Hayward'sother goals on penaltycorners proved too little,too late. In the women'sdraw Sunday, the USplayed Germany later.


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Midweek Exclusive Interview WITH"HOLIDAY" STAR AKSHAY KUMAR

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1A: I would love to play a negative character. It is the negativecharacters that rule the screen in those two-and-a-half hours. It isonly in the last five minutes that the hero takes over. I have noproblem being beaten to a pulp in those last few minutes as longas I have had a large share of the pie. I enjoyed playing the villainin Ajnabee. It's nice to get your hands dir ty once in a while and bereally mean and obnoxious on screen. You should make the audi-ence hate you, mix it up a little bit!My character is skil lful and patriotic, I 've been protecting theborders of India, but unfor tunately when I return home on Holiday,I get sucked into defeating the ring leader of the terror 'sleepercell' to save the city I was born and raised in. It is a very relevantfilm, and it deals with an issue which very few people are awareof, however the impact of the film is very transient. With the terrorissues going on left right and centre, the screenplay to this filmand its overall treatment has literally never been touched beforein India. In that respect, this is something quite unprecedented.Q: Can you explain the tagline of the film?A: I am a soldier as well as a secret Army Intelligence Officer. Iarrive in my home city of Mumbai on holiday, but suddenly thingsget out of control and I'm drawn into this deadly terror attack.Basically, a soldier is 'never off duty'. This is a very different typeof film not only for me but for my audience, which has not reallybeen seen in Indian cinema before. It is a thriller that draws theaudience in with a very strong screenplay. I was shocked at myown response to this film, for it really throws you, from fear toemotional turmoil. The story is based on the subject of terrorism,which is a global concern, but it makes you remember why weare so safe, we have such an incredible army to thank for keepingus so comfor table in our homes at night. This story is an eyeopener for many out there, a true experience to witness.Q: What appealed to you about Holiday?A: I said yes when I heard just the first half of the script from VipulAmrutlal Shah. I was so captivated, I couldn't wait to find out whathappens in the second half. I was impressed by the script andhow true to life the issues it deals with are. I am proud to be par tof a film which touches upon reality and the very issues we facetoday. This is real cinema, not fictional cinema, this is what makesthis role very exciting for me. In fact, I've learnt about the field ofintelligence whilst submerging myself into this role, especiallygiven the unique concept and narrative. I've heard stories sur-rounding the notion of sleeper cells, the role they have played interrorist attacks and the impor tance of cleaning them up to safe-guard populations. This script is raw, gritty and real, and I be-came addicted to the plot.Q: What was it like working with director A.R. Murugadoss? A: I was extremely honoured to work with A.R. Murugadoss. Heis a very talented and skilled director. He very quickly learnt myacting style and guided me on how to give the best per formancepossible. I always joke that even though his height is quite shor t,his imagination and power is through the roof. He is a man ofbrains. This is a very special role for me to play as it has chal-

lenged me and has allowed me to por tray a role I was very keento get my teeth into. I truly hope that I have done the characterjustice for my fans.Q: How long have you been in the film industry?A: It's been 24 years and counting ;o)Q: Was it a challenge to transition from the romantic parts tothe more serious aspects that the role demanded?A: Not really. I have been acting for a very long time, and it hasbecome easy to transition from character to character, and fromscene to scene. When you have great co-stars like Sonakshi Sinhayou can bounce of each other's onscreen emotions in seconds.One of the best things about this job is creating an atmospherethat draws everyone's attention and sucks them into the fi lm,rather than leaving them bored in their seats.Q: So we hear that the action in Holiday is completely differentfrom your past films?A: Vipulji (Vipul Amrutlal Shah) is a firm believer that if you wantsomething different then you have to go elsewhere to get it, somuch so that we brought over one of the best stunt teams in theworld from England, to choreograph most of the film's action se-quences. Greg Powell and his team of stuntmen were, in my eyes,absolutely brilliant, from their discipline to their style, not to men-tion their incredible talents, it was beyond refreshing to work withthem. One of my favourite sequences in the whole film is the gunfight that we shot in the old abandoned kitchens in Bombay. There'sno fancy trickery, no special effects, it's just me and the fighters,hand-to-hand combat in an enclosed environment. It was a fightlike I've never shot before, hats off to the stunt team, it may notblow your mind with 'out of this world CGI', but it was never meantto, it was made to make you go 'wow!!' that had to hur t, it's raw,it's real, it's how it would have been done back in the real days.Q: We understand your dad was in the army, Do you have memo-ries of him in the army at all?A: I don't really have many memories of my dad being in the army,as he gave up the army by the time I was born. However, I wouldsay he definitely brought me up with military discipline; he wouldwake me up at 5am and take me jogging with him, after that I wasalways early to bed and early to rise. Because those momentswith him were precious, I never messed around when it came tomy father; he was a great man and the army knew they wereblessed to have him. I appreciated his every word and everymovement.Q: How was it working with Ghajini famed Murugadoss?A: For a little guy he has an imagination that could scare the crapout of 'the Incredible Hulk'… He's absolutely fascinating onceyou get to know him. At first we were both very quiet with eachother, but it didn't take long for our personalities to shine on set.He's a very intelligent director, he has a cer tain way of how heperceives things and nothing stands in his way. One minute he'llbe sitting there not saying a word, then he'll jump out of his boxwith sheer excitement for his shot, or scream for a gun if he's nothappy, he literally wears his hear t on his sleeve, his emotionsvary in seconds. He's amazing to work with.

Q: How would you describe your overall experience with Holi-day?A: It was fantastic. Playing an army officer is in itself a greatexperience, but I especially enjoyed working with the director,A.R. Murugadoss. When you work with a director who knows ex-actly what he's doing, and has a clear plan for his vision, it makesthe actor's job so much easier. Murugadoss is an exceptionaltalent, and it was an absolute pleasure getting the oppor tunity towork with him.Q: When you eventually get to take a break from your busy sched-ule, What is your favourite holiday destination?A: I love Goa. It's very chilled out. Everyone knows me there andeveryone says hi, without being intrusive. It's the only place inthe country where I can roam around and enjoy myself. My familyand I travel the world, but there's no place like our little Por tu-guese cottage in Goa, we spend every Christmas there and havethe best family memories.Q: How supportive is your wife, Twinkle of your career?A: Tina is a breath of fresh air when it comes to working in thisindustry. She has the sharpest, wittiest tongue, but I always knowwhere I stand and what she truly thinks of my films. Her taste isvery different to most, but her love and suppor t over the yearshas kept me standing strong, for there is always a strong womanstanding behind any successful man. She's been through every-thing with me, my fans should really thank her more than me!!!Q: What was your relationship like with your father-in-law, leg-endary Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna?A: I knew Kakaji even before I met his daughter. He was a pro-ducer and in my struggling days, I had visited his office 5-6 timesto look for work. On one of my visits, he told me that he wasmaking a film with Chunky Panday, post which I should come tohim. He would often say to me, 'Buddy what are you doing?' Hewas a very chilled out man. One of my favourite memories waswhen we all went to Goa for a family holiday, it was unforgettable.Even though he was very sick, we insisted he came to enjoyhimself, and why not!! What I liked most about him was that hewas very lion-hear ted, and he was a yaron ka yaar. Jo bol diyasoh kar diya. He liked the fact that I was taking good care of hisdaughter and he loved my son Aarav a lot.Q: A great father, a good actor and a successful businessmantoo… is there something in your life that you still long for, afterachieving so much in life?A: I have got more than I have ever dreamt of. I consider myselfvery blessed. I love my life and my job has taken me places andgiven me a life I never believed existed. All I can ask for now ishealth and happiness for myself and my family.Q: What do you do to emotionally de-stress?A: I am not a very talkative person, so I don't talk much. I canoffload 30-40% to my wife. That's it. Otherwise, I deal with mystress myself. A good game of cricket in the garden usually doesthe trick, but I'm not the kind of man that takes my worries homewith me, work is work, but it has no place in my family home,what happens in the outside world stays there. When I walk throughmy front door, I leave as much stress or anxiety there and walk inwith a light hear t so my kids don't feel my pressure.Q: Do you get to spend enough time with your kids?A: As a father, seeing my kids grow up is one of the things whichmakes me happiest. Earlier, when I used to finish shooting, I wouldcome home and hangout with my wife. But after my kids wereborn, I couldn't wait to finish work so that I could rush back homeand spend time with them before bedtime. Fatherhood changesall your priorities, but there's one thing everyone knows aboutme, I always make time for my kids, no matter how small, I missnothing!Q: You've done action and comedy. What kind of role would youlike to do now?

Greg Powell and his team ofstuntmen were, in my eyes, abso-lutely brilliant, from their disciplineto their style, not to mention their in-credible talents, it was beyond re-freshing to work with them. One ofmy favourite sequences in the wholefilm is the gun fight that we shot inthe old abandoned kitchens inBombay. There's no fancy trickery,no special effects, it's just me andthe fighters, hand-to-hand combat inan enclosed environment. It was afight like I've never shot before, hatsoff to the stunt team, it may not blowyour mind with 'out of this world CGI',but it was never meant to, it was madeto make you go 'wow!!' that had tohurt, it's raw, it's real, it's how it wouldhave been done back in the real days.



CONTD. FROM PAGE 17She revealed that Vijender taught her the body language of a boxer and luckily she picked it upwell because she had always been a spor tsperson. "Even when I was younger I used to play alot of spor ts and I think it comes naturally to me. They didn't have to work much on me. Murugadosssir wanted it to come naturally and not look very girly and playful, he wanted it to look profes-sional and Vijender was a big help in that," said Sonakshi in her conversation with NDTV.When we asked her about her awesome performance in Lootera last year which made her fanscomment that she did not need a hero, an overjoyed Sonakshi said, "How sweet, I'm definitelygoing to take that advice very seriously because I do want to do many more scripts like Lootera.Scripts like that are very rare and I'm waiting for the right one to come. Till I don't feel verystrongly about something, I won't do it just for the sake of it. I need something perfect to comealong. For example, the role of Pakhi in Lootera was perfect for me, that is why I did it.So, was she disappointed that Lootera was sidelined at the award shows? Sonakshi revealedshe indeed was, "I was hopeful about the film but it's fine. Not receiving an award doesn't makeit any less of a great film and that's what matters. Everyday till today, I get tweets, majorly forLootera and that is our reward in itself."So, does she feel an actress gets lost in these hero-oriented films? Sonakshi was of the opinionthat everybody had a par t to play and if it wasn't required, there wouldn't be a heroine in thosefilms. "In Hollywood nobody sees how big the role is. Somebody will play the smallest role andbe appreciated for that as well. So these comparisons are not required."Sonakshi, who is working with superstar Rajinikanth in a Tamil film, said it was an honour towork with such a big star who was also a very humble person. She confided, "I told RajinikanthI was very nervous about working with him. He said why are you nervous, I'm nervous becauseyou're my friend's daughter. So, that sor t of broke the ice between us. He's so humble and sucha professional man. There is so much to learn from him. It's amazing to work with a personalitylike that."The original Rs 100-crore heroine, who has also shown her mettle in critically acclaimed films,said she preferred films that did well at the box office since they had a larger reach.Her expectations from the new government which her father Shatrughan Sinha is a par t of?Sonakshi said, "I have great expectations as does anybody else from my generation. The reasonthey won with such a heavy majority was because people were just fed up of the way things arebeing run in this country. I'm sure by the way things are going forward that the change is alreadyhere and I'm really looking forward to it.Her preferred holiday destination? The actress chose Barcelona which she visited last year. Butthere was no body special she wanted to take with her, just some girlfriends. That is somethingwe are sceptical about Sonakshi.

SONAKSHI SINHA ONHER HOLIDAY WITH

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DEEPIKA IN'DEBIT-CREDIT'

GAME?

Bollywood's blockbuster actressDeepika Padukone wasWednesday signed on toendorse Axis Bank. She will frontthe private sector bank's newcampaign 'Badhne ke kai naamhai...', and says she's happy tobe associated with a service soimportant to an individual'sprogress. "A bank plays a veryimportant role in the progress ofso many individuals and I'mproud to be a part of the AxisBank team," Deepika said in astatement. She is happy thatbeing a woman, she has been

chosen to represent the brand asshe sees "no reason why anyindustry should be dominated byeither gender in today's day andage". "Like I mentioned earlier, abank plays such an important rolein the progress of so manyindividuals, and that's what hasexcited me the most about thisassociation," she added.Deepika, who grew from being abadminton player to a model andthen actress, says she believesin the brand's philosophy -"Badhti Ka Naam Zindagi"."I've always believed that if you

stop growing, you stop being.Moreover, progress is a veryindividual thing. What it meansto you might be very differentfrom what it means to me. Butyet for both of us, it's the mostvital part of our lives. In a wayit's a common thread that bindsus," she said. This is the firstassociation of the bank with acelebrity, and the idea behindzeroing in on Deepika is because"her journey of progressrepresents the new India whichis young, hardworking, in-tuneand aware of the world aroundthem", said Rajiv Anand,president - Retail Banking, AxisBank. "She is contemporary yetthere is an innate Indian-nessabout her. We believe thesequalities will fit the brandperfectly," Anand added. Thecampaign, designed by LoweLintas lies in the space thatprogress has many dimensionsand talks about the ho l i s t i cna ture o f p rogress andhigh l igh t s Axis Bank ' sjourney as a customer-centricbank . The new campaignfeaturing Deepika is directedby "English Vinglish" directorGauri Shinde.

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