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PRIME MINISTER TRUDEAU CO-CHAIRS A ROUNDTABLE ON "INTERNATIONAL ACTION AND COOPERATION ON REFUGEES ANDMIGRANTS: THE WAY AHEAD" WITH HER MAJESTY QUEEN RANIA AL ABDULLAH.

Indian journalist asked to leavePakistan press briefing in US

New Jersey bar owner hailed as 'hero'

SIDHU DECIDES TO PULL OUT OFCOMEDY SHOW TO

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Indian Consul General Dinesh Bhatia with Yudhvir Jaswal, Group Editor and CEO of YMedia during his visit at Channel Y Studios recently.

DESK REPORT/CHANDIGARH - Former BJP MPNavjot Singh Sidhu who recently formed a newfront Awaaz-e-Punjab has decided to pull out of'Comedy Nights with Kapil', to fully concentrate onPunjab as politics in the state heats up. Sourcescloser to Sidhu have informed that he has alreadygiven a month's notice to the producers of the show.He will be seen for the last time at the comedy show in September 30 episode. Theinformation has been given to media by Manish Vinayak, in-charge of the mediacell of Awaaz-e-Punjab. He said: "Being the top leader of the outfit, he needs tospend a lot of time in Punjab in the run-up to the Assembly elections." In an earlierinterview Sidhu had said that his political and professional life runs parallel butsources say politics in Punjab deserve more time from him that he comprehendsand so has decided to terminate his contract that will cost him crores of rupees.

NEW YORK/NEW DELHI, (IANS) Indian media wasnot allowed to attend a press briefing addressed byPakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry inNew York, and an Indian journalist of NDTV news chan-nel was asked to leave the room -- an apparent out-come of the simmering bilateral relations. "Iss Indianko nikalo (remove this Indian)," were the words di-rected at Namrata Brar, a journalist with NDTV, andshe was asked to leave the room at the Roosevelt Hotel on Monday, wherethe Pakistan Foreign Secretary was to address the media on the sidelines ofthe UN General Assembly, NDTV reported. No Indian was allowed to attend thebriefing, the news channel reported. Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif alsoavoided Indian journalists during his trip to New York to attend the UN meet.

DESK REPORT/TORONTO - Harinder Bains, abar owner in New Jersey, called police after hespotted Ahmed Khan Brahami sleeping in door-way. Bains was watching CNN on his laptop andso immediately recognized the 28-year-old as theperson wanted by police and called 911. Bainswoke up Rahami, who was sleeping with a hoodiepulled over his head. Indian-American attorney RaviBatra has called Bains a hero saying he "dared tohonour his oath of citizenship to protect and defend the Constitution from enemiesforeign and domestic -and it's turns out that the Chelsea Pressure Cooker Bombersuspect, a naturalised citizen, is caught by another immigrant, an Indian-American Hero-Sikh." Sikh groups also have commended his courage.Meanwhile, after taking Bains' interview CNN host Anderson Cooper saidthat it was a "pleasure and honor" to talk to him. When told he did abrilliant job, Bains said he just did his job as a citizen. Bains believes ina public ad that is broadcast and printed almost everywhere at publiccommuting stations, "If you see something, say something."

DESK REPORT / TORONTO - In this week's exclusive survey YudhvirJaswal, Group Editor and CEO of YMedia asked community if the two nuclearpowers and close neighbours - India and Pakistan - will ever have cordialrelations. Conducted on Southasian PULSE Prime Time on Tuesday morningbetween 10am to 12 noon, the community presented a rather dismal picturesaying it is not a possibility in near future. The station received a total of 74votes - 49 in nay representing 66.21% and only 25 votes in assent, that was33.78%. The community however, felt if leadership on both sides shun differ-ences, the two can be on friendly terms. YMedia regularly holds weekly pollson various issues that of interest to the community and publish their resultson all five of its media platforms every week.

Terrorism biggest threat to human rights: IndianMinister of State For External Affairs M.J. AkbarUNITED NATIONS, (IANS) In wake of the cross-border terror attackfrom Pakistan on an Indian army base in Jammu and Kashmir that left18 Indian soldiers dead, India on Tuesday used the biggest interna-tional forum to say that terrorism was the biggest threat to humanrights."Mr. President, I do want to stress that terrorism is the biggest dangerto human rights," Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar saidin his address in the Summit for Refugees and Migrants during the71st Session of the UN General Assembly. His comments came evenas Pakistan has been raising the issue of human rights violations inJammu and Kashmir following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terror-ist Burhan Wani that triggered large-scale violence leaving over 80people dead."Terrorism is an existential threat. Hypocrisy towards this crisis willnot do. "There is no good terrorism or bad terrorism and if we do notknow answer to this question, all you have to do is to ask the refugeesif he considers any terrorism to be good or bad." Akbar said that largemovements of people across borders serve as reminders that theworld has become a global village."We can only prosper or perish together. It is best that we learn to livein peace, prosperity and amity," he stressed. Akbar pointed out that

the number of people on the move globally was estimated at closeto 250 million or one in every 30 persons."Refugees are currently estimated to be around 20 million - one ofevery 12 persons on the move. "Three-four ths of the refugees comefrom just 11 countries. Seven countries host more than half of allrefugees. Almost 90 percent of all refugees are hosted in emergingcountries!" said Akbar, and also highlighted India's role in hostingrefugees."There is a long history of large communities seeking refuge inIndia. Are we prepared?" he said. "I recall vividly the time when ourneighbour Bangladesh was fighting for independence, more than 1.2million people took refuge in India from the genocide they werefaced with," he said. "We have long experience of this and we havedeveloped situation-specific responses in each such instance."People seeking shelter in our country have never been turned back.Our record in this context is actually unique," he said. At the sametime, he put up a poser. "It is assumed that only host nations do notwant refugees, I ask, do refugees also want to become refugees."They don't. We must understand this and underline it and thereforefind out what drives them towards seeking refuge. Prevention isbetter than cure, or perhaps prevention is the only cure," he said.

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RACHEL WEISZ AND CAREN PISTORIUS AT PRINCESS OF WALESTHEATRE DURING THE 41ST TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILMFESTIVAL IN TORONTO (IANS).

TEAMING UP AGAIN!MUMBAI, (PTI) Actress Katrina Kaif is teaming up again withsuperstar Salman Khan for the sequel of their smash hit "Ek ThaTiger" and would be seen doing some hardcore action scenes.The 2012 blockbuster was directed by Kabir Khan and producedby Aditya Chopras Yash Raj Films (YRF). "Though many topactresses were vying for the highly coveted role, it was Katrinawho bagged it. The film is tailor -made for her to shine as shehas been cast opposite Salman. Katrina also shares a greatequation with Aditya Chopra and his team at YRF," sources said

here. "She would do some hardcore action in the film for whichshe will begin training soon," they added. The Kabir Khan-directed espionage drama film had "Dabangg" Khan playing therole of an Indian spy, Tiger, while the "Bang Bang" actressessayed the character of a Pakistani spy named Zoya. Theshooting for the sequel, "Tiger Zinda Hai", will begin in Marchand YRF has announced December 2017 as the releasedate.The sequel will be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, who isbasking in the box-office success of "Sultan".

Michelle Obama turned downrole in 'The Simpsons'LOS ANGELES, (IANS) US First Lady Michelle Obama onceturned down a role on the popular animated sitcom "TheSimpsons" with a hilarious note. In an interview to variety.com,"The Simpsons" co-creator James L. Brooks shared that theyonce tried to get Michelle Obama to play herself in an episode.When asked about Michelle Obama's recent comment about"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" being one of her favouriteprogrammes, Brooks said that she turned down the offer bysending a two-word note. "I did not see that. Yippee! Wetried to get her on 'The Simpsons' and we couldn't. We fi-nally got a note that said "good try", because we were soaggressive," Brooks said. "The Simpsons" currently airs inIndia on Star World and Star World HD.

Priyanka Chopra in world'shighest paid TV actresses list

LOS ANGELES, (IANS) Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra hasbecome the f i rs t Ind ian f i lm ce lebr i ty to enter Forbesmagazine's list of highest paid TV actresses in the world.Priyanka, who ranks eighth in the list, made her entry afterstarring in the American drama series "Quantico". Her earn-ings are pegged at $11 million, Forbes said.While the former Miss World made her international actingdebut last year with "Quantico", she is gearing up for itssecond season, where she will be seen essaying the char-acter of a CBI agent named Alex Parrish. In India, the 34-year-old actress has starred in two Bollywood films in thepast one year -- "Bajirao Mastani" and "Jai Gangaajal" --and will make her Hollywood film debut with "Baywatch"alongside Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson, the world's high-est-paid actor. Priyanka has also garnered her high earn-ings from her many endorsement deals. The list of highest-paid TV actresses is topped by American actress Sofia Vergara, who isat the first position for the fifth year in a row. The 44-year-old Colombian-American actress brought home a whooping $43 million before manage-ment fees and taxes, but not all came from her hit TV show "ModernFamily". Vergara has an impressive array of endorsementdeals as well as her line of products.

SALMAN, VIRAT IN SECRET PROJECT

MUMBAI, (IANS) Belgian DJ duo Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike arerepor tedly in talks with superstar Salman Khan and Indian ODI skip-per Virat Kohli for their next dance music single. The duo, who arebrothers, will be back in India for Sunburn Arena Tour on October 8 inHyderabad and October 9 in Mumbai that will helm the 10th yearanniversary celebrations of the dance music festival -- Sunburn byPercept Live. Last year, they headlined the first day of the three-day

Sunburn Goa festival.AAccording to a source, Salman and Kohli -- who suppor ted the DJ duorecently on social media for the 2016 DJ polls -- are gearing up for asecret collaboration on a dance music single. Karan Singh, CEO, Sun-burn, said that the DJ duo share a close bond with "Sultan" star Salman,but the collaborations are decided by their international managementteams."Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike enjoy a long standing association withIndia. They enjoy a huge fan base in Bollywood with most of the A-listers being fans of their music. The collaborations are decided bytheir international management but yes Salman and Dimitri - Mikeshare a very close rappor t," Singh said. In an interview with IANSearlier, Dimitri had shared his eagerness to work in Bollywood. Hehad said: "We already did a couple of small Bollywood projects. But atthis point we don't have anything on that front to perform for the people.Salman had on several occasions expressed his fondness for the DJduo on social media. Salman lauded the effor ts of the duo for theirworld tour -- Bring The World The Madness -- through a tweet in 2013,and also suppor ted them during the DJ Mag Top 100 polls.

Nargis Fakhri asked to cover skin, really?MUMBAI - It all star ted when Nargis Fakhri and Riteish Deshmukh reached the sets of a dance reality show topromote their upcoming movie Banjo. The dress Nargis was wearing was apparently showing too much skinand the TV audience of this show is conservative so the crew requested her to cover up. But she refused todo so. The crew had no other way but to ask show director to intervene who told her very clearly it was notpossible to shoot that episode with her in that dress so the dress was mended.

SRK IN LINE OF FIRE, WHY?MUMBAI, (IANS) Notwithstanding his 21.2 million followers on Twitter and countless fan clubs each with an

account in the micro-blogging site, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has come in the line of firein the ongoing telecom war following the entry of Reliance Jio. In what appeared to be a one-sided

tirade against the superstar and the new entrant in the telecom services space, one set ofTwitterati has been relentless in trolling him.

Priya Pathak tweeted: "#JioRemoveSRK Yes the face of Shah Rukh Khan irritates me andother Indians. Reliance Jio make an Olympian your brand ambassador. Some even called

the "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani" star an anti-nationalist. A user named 'World warriorSalman' wrote: "We will not tolerate an anti-nationalist as a brand ambassador#JioRemoveSRK."

In December last year, Shah Rukh, along with music maestro A.R. Rahman, wasprominent by his presence when Reliance Jio offered its services free during the test

drive to its 150,000 employees - an event viewed in as many as 1,100 locations across theglobe. One troller named Avichal Mishra tweeted: "He doesn't feel India is safe to live in and

India is very intolerant. Why appoint him as the brand ambassador? #JioRemoveSRK", whileanother named Gagan Sky shared that he and others have "dropped the plan to buy Reliance Jio afterseeing SRK's face promoting it. Shame on you"."If Reliance Jio doesn't remove Shah Rukh, then people will throw their SIM after December freeperiod is over. #JioRemoveSRK," wrote a cer tain Sandip Kumar. Some posts on Twitter, though, alsowelcomed the Bollywood Badshah's association with Jio. Akshika Khatri wrote: "Shah Rukh is aproper family man and is well attached to his wife and children #JioOnlyForSRK."

New FIR against Kapil Sharma for flouting eco-lawsMUMBAI, (IANS) The Mumbai police have booked comedian Kapil Sharma -- who had recently complained toPrime Minister Narendra Modi about graft -- for alleged violations of environment laws, police said here onMonday. Spokesperson DCP Ashok Dudhe told IANS that following a complaint by the Andheri TehsilOffice, a first information report has been lodged against Kapil under provisions of the Environment Act bythe Versova Police Station.This is the second FIR against the actor lodged by a different police station since hiscontroversial tweet. On September 12, Kapil and his neighbour, actor Irr fan Khan,were booked by the Oshiwara Police Station, following a complaint made by BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation under the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning ActSec.53(7), for allegedly making some unauthorised constructions at their flats in suburbanGoregaon west.The actions against Kapil followed his tweets to the PM on September 9 in which he alleged that hewas forced to pay a bribe of Rs five lakh for permission to speed up his office renovation works. "I ampaying IRs15 crore income tax from last five years and still I have to pay Rs 5 lakh bribe to BMCoffice (every year) for making my office. Is this your 'Achhe Din'," Kapil asked in a tweet to Modi.


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LONDON, (IANS) A British boy ofPakistani origin has set a new worldrecord by becoming the world'syoungest qualified computer pro-grammer, a media repor t said. Thisis not the first time that MuhammadHumza Shahzad, 7, has set a worldrecord. According to repor ts, Humzain 2015, became the youngest MSOffice Specialist by passing threelatest Microsoft Office exams whichincludes MS Word 2013, MS PowerPoint 2013 and MS Excel2013, The News reported.His recent outstanding professional qualification authorises him to be-come a qualified programmer to pass MS exam "98-361 SoftwareDevelopment Fundamentals". Through this exam, Microsoft validatesthe proficiency of candidate in the areas like C# language, object ori-ented Design, web app, windows app, console app, web service, win-dows service and Databases. Humza's parents Asim Shahzad andSeemab Asim told The News that computing skills come naturally totheir son and they never put him under any pressure to learn.They said they are the "proudest parents" because their son has madea world record. They said they have worked with him to develop hisown interest but he takes his own initiatives and comes up with newideas in routine. Humza was born in Lahore in 2009 but his parentsmoved to London in 2011 after Asim Shahzad was offered an IT job."He can explain about object oriented programming, heap, stack,memory management, data structures perhaps better than many expe-rienced programmers," the official added. Speaking to The News,Humza said about his latest achievement: "I am feeling ecstatic andmaking fun with my new skills. I want to be the new Bill Gatesone day. I like to watch fiction movies at home, I play games onIPad and laptop and play football with Dad."

MP RUBY SAHOTA WITH UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO STUDENTS.

MP KAMAL KHERA, MP SONIA SIDHU, MP RUBY SAHOTA AND MPP HARINER MALHI AT THE HUMANITY FIRST FUND RAISER TO BUILD A HOSPITAL IN SENEGAL.

COUNCILLOR GURPREET DHILLON WITH WILLIAMS PARKWAY SENIORS CLUB MEMBERS.

MP Ramesh Sangha with Ashish Chauhan, MD & CEO of BSE India along with Canadian Commonwealth Parliamentary Association members.

MP RAJ GREWAL AT THE OPENING OF THE 10TH LOCATION OF ASIAN FOOD CENTRE.

BRITISH PAKISTANI BOY ISWORLD'S YOUNGEST

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HIGH-LEVEL INDIAN VISITSTO LEVANT, GULF SEEN ASDIPLOMATIC CORRECTION

BY AROONIM BHUYANNEW DELHI, (IANS) A flurry of high-level visits from India tocountries in the Levant and the Gulf is being seen as a correc-tive policy in India's diplomatic engagements with these re-gions. Consider this. Minister of State for External Affairs M.J.Akbar last month visited Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, Levant coun-tries to which one cannot even remember when the last Indian high-level visits happened. This month, he visited Iran.Around the same time, the other Minister of State for External Affairs,V.K. Singh, visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Libya, all countrieswith big expatriate Indian populations. In the case of Libya though, thenumber has significantly come down because of the security situationthere. Last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the United ArabEmirates (UAE), a prime ministerial visit that happened after over threedecades. This year, he visited Saudi Arabia and Iran in quick succes-sion. "Akbar's visits (to the Levant countries) were long overdue," awell-informed source with knowledge of the government's diplomaticinitiatives told IANS here."This can be seen as a corrective policy on the part of the governmentin terms of diplomatic engagements with these regions," the sourcesaid. A veteran journalist, M.J. Akbar was appointed as a Minister ofState in July and observers here say that he is being sent to thesecountries for his wide knowledge of the region.

GURPREET GHUGGI FACES IRKOF US-BASED SIKH GROUPS

DESK REPORT / CALIFORNIA- Newlyappointed AAP's state convener GurpreetGhuggi had to face the irk of Sikh groupsresiding in Tracy, California. The groupsalleged that Gurpreet Ghuggi was a partof team of troupe invited by former DGPof Punjab KP Gill to divert attention ofpeople of Punjab from mass torture ofSikhs in 1990s. They also alleged thatGhuggi disrespected the institution of'Panj Pyares' and Guru Gobind Singh Ji to defend expatriates of AAPin Punjab. Ghuggi in a statement earlier had said that the 'PanjPyares' and Guru Gobind Singh Ji had also come from outside.Ghuggi however, said only a handful of Sikhs were disturbingthe diaspora by such misleading talks as other US Punjabis wel-comed him. Though he offered apology but it has not gone well amongthe Sikh community.



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AMRITSAR, JALANDHARMAKE IT TO SMART CITY LIST

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Uttar Pradesh's holy city of Varanasi -- PrimeMinister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency -- has made itto the list of 27 smar t cities announced by Urban Development Minis-ter M. Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday.These have been selected out of 63 cities after a three round compe-tition. Varanasi ranks 23rd while Amritsar (Punjab) tops the list. Withthis, the number of cities selected under Smar t City Mission for fi-nancing implementation of smar t city plans has risen to 60.Spread over 12 states, the third l ist includes five cit ies fromMaharashtra, four each from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, three fromUttar Pradesh, two each from Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, and oneeach from Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat, Nagaland and Sikkim.Naidu said the smar t city mission was on course towards "urbanrenaissance. The willingness and enthusiasm among cities to par-ticipate in more than one round of competition is a clear evidence ofthe urban renaissance set in motion. The competition-based selec-tion has made the cities rediscover themselves," Naidu said.However, he added, that the transformation would not come aroundovernight. "The cities would not become smar t overnight. It wouldtake years. But the impor tant thing is that a beginning has been made."Naidu informed that the new 27 smar t cities have proposed an invest-

ment of Rs 66,883 crore under smar t city plans. With this, the totalinvestment proposed by the 60 cities selected so far has gone up toRs 1,44,742 crore.The 27 cities selected in the latest round, according to rank, areAmritsar (Punjab), Kalyan-Dombivili (Maharashtra), Ujjain (MadhyaPradesh), Tirupat i (Andhra Pradesh), Nagpur (Maharashtra),Mangaluru (Karnataka), Vellore (Tamil Nadu), Thane (Maharashtra),Gwal ior (Madhya Pradesh), Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Nashik(Maharashtra), Rourkela (Odisha), Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Madurai(Tamil Nadu), Tumakuru (Karnataka), Kota (Rajasthan), Thanjavur(Tamil Nadu), Namchi (Sikkim), Jalandhar (Punjab), Shivamogga(Karnataka), Salem (Tamil Nadu), Ajmer (Rajasthan), Varanasi (UttarPradesh), Kohima (Nagaland), Hubbal i-Dharwad (Karnataka),Aurangabad (Maharashtra) and Vadodara (Gujarat).Of these, Ujjain, Tirupati, Nashik, Madurai, Thanjavur, Ajmer and Agraare pilgrim and tourism intensive cities. Naidu said that nine states/Union Territories still to enter the implementation phase includeUttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland,Arunachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu andDadra and Nagar Haveli. The next round of competition to select theremaining 40 cities would begin in January next year, Naidu said.

10 militants, soldier killed inKashmir, sneak bids foiledURI (JAMMU AND KASHMIR), (IANS) At least 10 militantsand a soldier were killed on Tuesday as the army claimed to havefoiled two major infiltration bids from Pakistan near the Line of Con-trol (LoC), two days after a massive terror strike killed 18 army menin this garrison town of Uri in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Theinfiltration attempts came as India and Pakistan are locked in a diplo-matic war of words over a deadly unrest in the Kashmir Valley andsoon after the Sunday attack on military base close to the de factoborder that divides the state between the two neighbours. Defencesources said the infiltration attempt was made under the cover ofPakistani firing as a group of 15 heavily armed militants attempted tocross over to this side of the LoC near Uri, 100 km north of Srinagar.The operation near the Lachipora border area of the garrison townwas on and by late Tuesday night, the army said, it had killed 10militants. The area is barely six km from the army camp that was hitby four fidayeen or suicide attackers on Sunday morning. An armysource told IANS here that soldiers became apprehensive about a pos-sible infiltration bid after Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firingusing small and automatic arms to target Indian posts in Lachhiporaand Boniyar villages of the border on Tuesday afternoon. The sourcesaid the Pakistani fire caused no damage.

Bugti a terrorist, don't givehim asylum: MusharrafNEW DELHI, (IANS) Accusing India of "double standards" onterrorism, former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has saidthat Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti "is a terrorist" and India shouldnot give him asylum. General (retd) Musharraf's remarks came amidreports that Bugti has formally sought political asylum in India, andNew Delhi is willing to grant it."He (Bugti) is a terrorist. India should not give him asylum," Musharraftold CNN-News18 channel from London. The former Pakistani mili-tary dictator accused India of adopting double standards on terror-ism. "You (India) cannot say your terrorist is a terrorist but our terror-ist is not a terrorist," he said. Musharraf also denied Pakistan Army'srole in the Uri army camp attack on Sunday, and warned of conse-quences in case of any militray strike against Pakistan. "The personstalking about military retaliation, including your DGMO (DirectorGeneral of Military Operations) and your Defence Minister (ManoharParrikar) should understand the consequences," the former PakistanArmy chief, who assumed power in a coup against the then PrtimeMinister Nawaz Sharif, said. "If you strike at the time and place ofyour choosing, we will strike back at the time and place of our choos-ing as well. It does not stop at your action; what will follow shouldalso be considered," he added. Quizzed about the equipmentused by Pakistan military as well as weapons found on Uri attackers,Musharraf said these could be procured anywhere in the world and do notqualify as evidence of Pakistan's involvement.

40,000 Punjabi NRIs to support AAP in PunjabCHANDIGARH (PTI) AAP's election campaign in Doaba andMajha regions is set to get an impetus with around 40,000Punjabi NRIs coming down to canvass for par ty candidatesbeginning October-end. For this, the par ty has decided to set upNRI cells at Jalandhar, Chandigarh and Amritsar.Par ty leaders said soon after their arrival, the NRIs will beallocated constituencies, especially where they have largenumber of acquaintances and relatives. During the 2014 LokSabha elections too, many NRI suppor ters of AAP had flown totheir hometowns in Ludhiana and Sangrur to participate in door-to-door electioneering."Many overseas volunteers, including AAP Canada convenerJaskirat Mann, secretary Sumesh Handa and youth convenerJoban Randhawa had traveled to Punjab earlier. They will again

be volunteering on the ground and many more overseas suppor tersare expected to join the campaign in next few weeks till elections in2017," said Sonia Victor, who is a member of the social media teamof AAP Punjab."Aam Aadmi Par ty's overseas volunteers closely followed releaseof the much-awaited 'farmer manifesto' in Punjab recently. Manyvolunteers in Europe and Nor th America stayed awake to watch therally being telecast live on Facebook and were seen sharingpositive comments," she added. AAP's state convener GurpreetSingh Ghuggi is in California at presen.AAP claims to have active groups of suppor ters in several coun-tries like Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore, Indone-sia, the US, Canada, the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, theNetherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and UAE.

TRUDEAU'S FIRST ADDRESS AT UN APPLAUDED; MENTIONS LIBERALGOVERNMENT'S SPENDING-HEAVY PROGRAM TO ALLEVIATE ANXIETYBY THE CANADIAN PRESS / NEW YORK - Justin Trudeau's first speech to the United Nations General Assembly included some less-than-subtle references to the politics practiced by people such as Donald Trump. The prime minister mentioned no names, but warnedthree times in his speech about politicians who exploit anxiety for personal gain."Faced with citizens' anxiety, we have a choice to make. Do we exploit that anxiety or do we allay it? Exploiting it is easy, but, in orderto allay it, we need to be prepared to answer some very direct questions," Trudeau said. "What will create the good well-paying jobs thatpeople want need and deserve? What will strengthen and grow the middle class and help those working hard to join it?" Trudeau casthis Liberal government's spending-heavy program as a form of alleviating anxiety - with its infrastructure plan, which, he says, willcreate middle-class jobs.The alternative, he suggests, means exploiting anxiety and fostering fear. "We need to focus on what brings us together, not on whatdivides us," he said. "We believe we should confront anxiety with a clear plan to deal with its root causes. "What is the alternative? Toturn it into fear and blame. To reject others, because they look or speak or pray differently than we do?"His message is similar to that of U.S. President Barack Obama, who defended globalization, denounced walls between nations andargued for policies that allow working people to experience the benefits of the global economy. "You see, in Canada, we got a veryimpor tant thing right. In Canada, we see diversity as a source of strength, not weakness," Trudeau said. "Our country is strong, not inspite of our differences, but because of them."He pointed out, however, that Canada is not perfect, highlighting the internment of Japanese-Canadians and turning away of boats ofJewish refugees fleeing Europe during the Second World War. Trudeau said the continuing marginalization of indigenous peoples is aconcern. "What matters is that we learn from out mistakes and recommit to doing better," said Trudeau, pointing to how Canadians havewelcomed 31,000 Syrian refugees this year."Fear has never created a single job or fed a single family," he said. "People want their problems solved, not exploited." Trudeau'saddress is par t of an effor t at rebranding, as Canada seeks to regain a seat on the body's Security Council, the UN's most powerful body.Canada withdrew its bid for a seat on the UN Security Council in 2010, when the Conservatives were in power.Canada has a chance to regain a two-year term on the Security Council in 2020, but is expected to face a tough fight from Norway andIreland. John Baird, who was foreign affairs minister when Stephen Harper was prime minister, once wrote off the assembly as a"debating club for dictators." Trudeau has been pushing hard to warm up to the UN during his two-day trip to New York.Trudeau co-hosted a leaders' summit on the issue Tuesday, along with U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders of Germany,Sweden, Mexico, Ethiopia and Jordan. Trudeau told the summit that it's not enough to applaud what Canada has done to help Syrianrefugees, because there's much more left to do. The prime minister said all countries should be looking at additional ways to help solvea historic crisis fuelled bySyria's civil war.Trudeau said that as a former teacher, he's especially concerned about how to help displaced people get education. The audience brokeinto applause on Tuesday when he mentioned that Canada has taken in almost 31,000 Syrian refugees since last year. "While that is agreat story, I don't want to lose sight of the fact that Canada's engagement must not stop at resettlement," Trudeau said. "Now is the timefor each of us to consider what more we can contribute. So, in Canada, we're looking at our options."

MISSISSAUGA - Minister Sousa met with Peter Gregg; Presi-dent & CEO of Enersource to discuss how the Ontar ioGovernment's proposed program to rebate the provincial por-tion of the HST from the electricity bills of residential, smallbusiness and farms as of January 1, 2017. MPP Bob Delaney;Mississauga-Streetsville, MPP Amrit Mangat; Mississauga-Brampton South and MPP Dipika Damerla; Mississauga East-Cooksville were also in attendance.The Ontario government recently announced it is taking actionto help families with the cost of everyday living, through legis-lation to reduce electricity bills. If passed, more than five mil-lion families, farms and small businesses could see bill reduc-tions this coming January. To achieve the planned reduc-tions, Ontario will rebate - directly on consumers' monthlyresidential electricity bil ls - the provincial por tion of theharmonized sales tax. This eight per cent rebate applies to allratepayers and will save the average family $130 annually.

Minister Sousa, Colleagues Meetwith Enersource President toDiscuss Benefits of Proposed HSTRebate on Energy Bills

NRIs losing hope in AAP due toturmoil in party: Ujjal DosanjhDESK REPORT / TORONTO -Former BC premier UjjalDosanjh, who was in Jalandharto promote his autobiography,Journey After Midnight, saidNRIs were losing hope inAAP due to the b rew ingt roub les i n t he pa r t y.Dosanjh, a resident of Kalanv i l l age nea r Phagwara ,stated when AAP came intoexistence, Punjab saw a ray of hope adding: "Delhi ChiefMinister Arvind Kejriwal himself is not corrupt, but due tothe recent happenings in the par ty, NRIs have star ted feel-ing that AAP is no different from other par ties. Talking onhis book, Dosanjh said: "I have been a controversial politicianas I fought with Khalistani extremists living in Canada in the 80s.I also got assaulted during that period."

MP RAJ GREWAL, MP KAMAL KHERA AND MP SONIA SIDHU WITH AMARJEET SOHI, MINISTER OF INFRASTRUCTURE ANDCOMMUNITIES IN BRAMPTON.


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Brampton South Unites for MP Sonia Sidhu's Annual Community BBQ

BRAMPTON - Sonia Sidhu, MP for Brampton South,and her office team hosted approximately 1,500attendees from her riding for a community BBQ in Brampton Garden Square recently - the central down-town hub in Brampton - often packed with people watching spor ts, movies or taking in the summerweather. "I wanted to take this chance to thank my constituents for their warmth in welcoming me to theirevents and gatherings over the past 11 months," said MP Sidhu. "What better way than to invite them to anevent of ours? As Parliament returns, I wanted an oppor tunity to hear what Brampton South wants to seeme do and speak up about in the months to come."The event featured special guests from all levels of government, including Mayor Linda Jeffrey, MPPHarinder Malhi, Peel Regional Police Chief Jennifer Evans, Chair of the Peel Police Services Board AmrikSingh Ahluwalia, Councillor Jeff Bowman, Councillor Gurpreet Dhillon, MP Ruby Sahota, MP Raj Grewal,MP Sven Spengemann, MP Paul Lefebvre, MP Iqra Khalid, and many other community leaders.The afternoon was jam-packed with great music, food (burgers, veggie burgers, halal, hot-dogs, cake),

activities for children (face painting), balloons, and a personal meet-and-greet with MP Sidhu. The eventwas promoted to constituents on the front page of MP Sidhu's mail-out that went to every household in theriding.The Canadian Diabetes Association also held a booth at the event that collected canned goods and usedclothing from constituents to benefit those in need. MP Sidhu also reminded guests to attend her regularinformation sessions, where residents can voice their concerns about the issues impacting their every-day lives. Noting the many accomplishments over the past months, MP Sidhu acknowledged that thereis always more work to do and encouraged attendees to be a par t of the change by sharing their ideas onhow she can work with her colleagues to create a better Canada."I am so proud of the work that we, as a community, have been able to accomplish together in these shortmonths. I look forward to continuing to serve as MP for Brampton South for as long as I can," added MPSidhu. "Thank you to all those who came out to my barbecue, and we'll see you again next year!"

SAVE MAX HOSTED MEET-N-GREET EVENT FOR BRAMPTON NATIVE BOXER: LUIS VALDIVIA

BRAMPTON - Save Max Real Estate held a meet-n-greet event for Brampton's 3 time amateur Ontarioboxing Champion, Luis Valdivia as a part of their commitment to community involvement. This eventwas held last Saturday at Save Max Brampton Location mainly focused on giving Bramptonresidents the chance to meet the emerging champion, Luis Valdivia in person, and askquestions on one-to-one.The event star ted at 5:30pm and a large amount of people showed up to suppor t the boxerand wish him luck for his upcoming Canadian debut fight on Saturday, September 24th at

Mississauga Hershey center. Everyone, including kids & adults excitedly took autographs and askedhim questions about his daily routine, training and fight preparation. The selfie session with the Luis wenton for a long time while kids enjoyed learning a few boxing moves from Luis. Luis Valdivia, TheBrampton Native Boxer Turned pro in 2012 and is all set to go up against Jesus Or tega on Sep-tember 24th at Mississauga Hershey Centre. John Melich, who has coached for around 40years, has high expectations that Valdivia will continue his success as a Pro. For Tickets to theFight night coming this Saturday, contact David Motta from United Boxing Promotions at 416-806-2583.



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Slow Down As MississaugaLaunches Safety CampaignMISSISSAUGA - City of Mississauga is encouraging driv-ers to slow down on streets to ensure safety of residents inthe community through a number of public education safety cam-paigns. The city is distributing 'Please Slow Down' lawn signs topromote safe driving habits and to lower vehicle operating speedson neighbourhood streets. These signs can be obtained at no costfrom the Ward Councillor offices or the Transportation and WorksCustomer Service Counter at 3185 Mavis Road. "We develop andsupport programs that educate residents and all road users tokeep their communities safe," said Geoff Wright, Commissionerof Transportation and Works. "The lawn signs, among other initia-tives, aim to encourage all road users to be responsible and obeytraffic rules so we can travel safely in and around the City. Thesafety of all road users is a priority for the City of Mississauga."The City is working with the Share the Road Cycling Coalition toencourage cyclists to follow the recently amended Highway Traf-fic Act. The new Act states that when passing, motorists mustleave at least one metre of space between their car and a personriding a bicycle. This ensures safety of the motorist as well as thecyclist. In addition, the City is working with Transport Canada andrailway authorities to ensure resident safety around railway crossingsin Mississauga. For safety tips, educational programs and informa-tion visit mississauga.ca/roadsafety. To obtain a Please Slow Downsign, contact your Ward Councillor, visit the Transportation and WorksCustomer Service Counter at 3185 Mavis Road or call 311.

Three Punjabis in electionfray in WhittleseaMELBOURNE, (IANS) Victoria state's local government electiongot a "Desi" flavour with three Punjabi Australians entering thefray in Whittlesea, an extension of Melbourne. Undeterred by thefact that this city council has never elected an Indian, LakhwinderSingh Dhillon, Gurinder Kaur and Judgebir Singh are campaign-ing hard in Whittlesea, where Indians form the fifth largest chunkin a population of 154,900after the English,Macedonians, Italiansand Greeks.Around 40,000 voters inthis zone have to electfour councillors throughthe preference votingsystem by October 21. Dhillon, who hails from Amritsar, is a taxidriver who famously returned $110,000 left behind in his cab. Hewas honoured by the Melbourne City Council for this act of hon-esty. Kaur, who works with the Australian government, is alsofrom Amritsar. A baptised Sikh, she does volunteer work throughher membership with the Brotherhood of Saint Laurence and Fly-ing Sikhs of Australia. Singh, who is from the Abohar region inPunjab, is a businessman also interested in volunteer service.He is associated with bodies such as the Oorja Foundation, Au-rora Community Association and the Darebin Chargers Cricket Club.All three believe in door-to-door campaigning, besides using socialmedia to woo voters. Local issues dominate their campaign, such astraffic congestion, growing crime, deficient public transportation sys-tems, inadequate and low-graded schools, insufficient publicparks and sports infrastructure.

I Rajbir Singh s/o Chander Mohan Singh resident ofVillage Talwandi Choudhrian, District Kapurthala,Punjab India has changed my name as Rajbir SinghJosan. All concerned should note.

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ONTARIO - Premier Kathleen Wynne met with Grade 12 students atCentral Technical School in Toronto to talk about reforms to the OntarioStudent Assistance Program (OSAP). Students in Grade 12 will beamong the first to benefit from Ontario's single largest modernizationof student financial assistance when the Ontario Student Grantlaunches as par t of the reformed OSAP in September 2017.Today, more Ontario students are graduating from postsecondary pro-grams than ever before. But some youth hesitate to aspire to a collegeor university education because they worry about the costs or gradu-ating with debt from student loans. The Ontario Student Grant willhelp OSAP empower more students to seek an advanced educationbased on their abilities and potential, not their family's income. Thenew OSAP will:" Allow eligible students whose parents earn less than $50,000to graduate without having to pay back provincial student loans" Provide the Ontario Student Grant to make the average costof college and university tuition free for thousands of low- and middle-income students" Ensure that no eligible student receives less aid than theyare eligible for now under the 30% Off Ontario Tuition Grant, which the

new OSAP will replace.Ontario's highly educated workforce is one of its greatest economicstrengths -- 67 per cent of adults in the province now have a degreeor diploma, higher than any country in the OECD and up from 56 percent in 2002. By addressing the affordability barrier that can deterstudents from low- and middle-income families, these OSAP re-forms will help meet or exceed the target of 70 per cent postsecondaryattainment."We are leveling the playing field so all students can go on to col-lege or university no matter how much money their parents make.Changes to OSAP will build a more fair society by expanding ac-cess to education to help all Ontarians flourish - and strengthen oureconomy by fur ther equipping our highly skilled and educatedworkforce." - Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario"We believe that access to postsecondary education should be basedon the ability to learn and not on the ability to pay. That's why we'removing forward with one of the most ambitious reforms of studentfinancial assistance in Nor th America." - Deb Matthews, DeputyPremier, Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development,and Minister Responsible for Digital Government

REDUCING ELECTRICITY COSTS FOR A BETTER TOMORROWBRAMPTON - As par t of its balanced plan to build Ontario up and help people in their everyday lives,Ontario is taking action to reduce electricity costs and introduced legislation recently that, if passed,would rebate the provincial por tion of the HST from the electricity bills of residential, small businessand farms as of January 1, 2017. Commenting on the issue Amrit Mangat, MPP for Mississauga-Brampton South said: "Our government is committed to improving services and making everyday lifeeasier for Ontarians. This includes helping hardworking families and small businesses better afford the risingcost of home energy by removing the provincial portion of the HST on their electricity bills, saving them an average of$130 a year. This is in addition to other measures we have taken to assist low to middle-income families and seniors."Harinder Malhi, MPP for Brampton-Springdale thought: "Families in Brampton Springdale and throughout Ontario will be delighted to learn that they will bereceiving clean, affordable and reliable electricity with an 8% reduction in their bill. We've done this to make electricity moreaffordable because we know that families need help with the cost of everyday."

Mayor Crombie Issues City-Wide Food Drive ChallengeMISSISSAUGA - Mayor Crombie has launched the Mayor'ssecond annual Food Drive Challenge in par tnership with TheMississauga Food Bank and Mississauga Fire and Emergency Ser-vices. The initiative challenges Mississauga residents to raise enoughfood and funds to support hungry families who need help this Thanksgiv-ing and beyond. "Many of our most vulnerable residents are often thesame individuals who rely on foodbanks," Mayor Crombie said. "I ampleased to launch the 2016 Food Drive Challenge as a part of TheMississauga Food Bank's Annual Thanksgiving Campaign in partner-ship with the City's Fire and Emergency Services team. "Last year wewell surpassed our goals and this year, I know we can do it again. Iencourage all people to take part in the #OneBagChallenge and I want tothank everyone in advance for their willingness to participate and theircompassionate generosity to help neighbours in need," Mayor Crombiesaid. Residents are asked to drop off non-perishable food donations attheir local fire stations, grocery store or The Mississauga Food Bank. Thisyear's Food Drive Challenge aims to raise $100,000 and 200,000 poundsof food by October 14. To get the ball rolling, Mayor Crombie took to socialmedia today to release a '#OneBagChallenge' video nominating 5 peopleto make a donation to The Mississauga Food Bank within 48 hours. Oncethe nominated person has either donated food or made a donation online,they are asked to post a picture or video on social media showing thatthey participated and then challenge five other people to do the same.

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Alliance on the rocks, Kashmir maybe heading for Governor's RuleBY SANJEEV SRIVASTAVA

BJP MAY FACE HEAT FROMOPPOSITION ON NATIONAL SECURITY

BY PRASHANT SOOD

With the Peoples Democratic Par ty's Srinagar MP Tariq HameedKarra quitting the par ty as well as his Lok Sabha seat, the count-down may well have begun for the PDP-BJP alliance in Jammu andKashmir.The coming together of the PDP-BJP in February last year was likean inter-community, inter-caste and inter-religious marriage whichwas not exactly fawned upon by the elders and hardliners on eitherside, but compulsions of realpolitik and an element of romanticoptimism solemnised a union of opposites amidst much hype andfanfare.Eighteen months later, the marriage is on the rocks and heading fora messy divorce. Both sides no longer seem to be making anyeffor t to keep the spark alive in the relationship. They appearresigned to fate, going through the motions, quite like a couple --thoroughly bored and disgusted with each other -- staying in thesame house but sleeping in different rooms.And just as in a classic break-up situation, both the BJP and thePDP seem to be waiting for the right moment that will ensure theyget the maximum mileage and sympathy while exiting the relation-ship. And the other side, maximum flak. But there appears littletime left now for such structured finesse and timing. The resigna-tion of PDP MP Karra has the potential to trigger a chain of eventswhich will gather its own momentum, causing the BJP-PDP allianceto implode.Karra's emotive statements equating the alliance government withthe Nazi regime and accusing Prime Minister Modi of pushing anagenda of intolerance and Hinduisation, will have an impact on thePDP cadre. By exhor ting fellow PDP lawmakers to follow hisexample he has made chief minister Mehbooba Mufti's alreadydifficult position more precarious.

Mehbooba Mufti has nobody but herself to blame for this situation.After her father's death she vacillated too long and tried too hard toget a good bargain. In the end, all that posturing yielded little forher. Only her goodwill -- both with her cadre as well as the BJP --suffered. And the vacuum of over two months after Mufti saheb'spassing away and the public dilly-dallying and bargaining robbedthe PDP-BJP alliance of whatever little lustre and allure it hadduring her father's tenure.Now Mehbooba is getting marginalised on both fronts. Delhi viewsher as a weak leader and a not fully trustwor thy ally. Her suppor t-ers in the valley see her as someone who has deser ted them andthe cause of Kashmir for power. For her political survival,Mehbooba has little choice but to walk out of this alliance.She may just be waiting for the right time to exit. Any big event,incident and tragedy can offer her that oppor tunity. For the BJP too,the romance and optimism of last year looks like a flashback froman old black-and-white era film. The par ty had forged the allianceviewing it as an historic oppor tunity to make inroads in the valley.In hindsight, the idea itself was not based on ground realities.Across the valley people had voted with one purpose in mind: to thekeep BJP out.But the experiment still had a chance till Mufti Mohammad Sayeedwas the Chief Minister who was so much more politically savvythan Mehbooba. A quick aside here. It's remarkable how the oldergeneration leaders have behaved with such maturity in Kashmir.From a Delhi perspective, Omar Abdullah has been too shor t-

sighted these past couple of months, stoking separatist sentimentin the valley by his provocative statements.His stand may have gained Omar some brownie points vis-a-visMehbooba (who was no different when Omar was in the saddle) buthis trust quotient in Delhi has gone down several notches. It wouldhave been so much wiser on Omar's par t if he had learnt a fewlessons from his father.For all the colour and controversy in his personal life, Dr FarooqAbdullah was always so much more mature and restrained whendoing politics in and on Kashmir. Coming back to the BJP and theCentre, they seem to be running out of options. The situation in thevalley is slippery and shows no signs of improvement. Sticking onwith Mehbooba and the PDP is bringing diminishing returns witheach passing day.In this scenario, the option of imposing Governor's Rule is increas-ingly being discussed in Delhi with the government weighing thepros and cons of such a move. Those favouring Governor's Rulehave many arguments, but weather seems to be one factor weigh-ing on the minds of Centre.With winter and snowfall approaching, there are some who arguethat cross-border infiltration and suppor t to separatists will comedown in the next few months, giving Delhi an extra few monthsto make up its mind. And give a final chance to the PDP-BJPalliance to retrieve the situation. The question, keeping in mindthe present situation in the valley, is: Does Delhi have the luxury oftime on its side?

New Delhi, Sep 18 (IANS) The central government is likely to faceheat on the issue of national security following Sunday's terror attackon an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir, with the opposition ex-pected to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP has prideditself as a strong nationalist force and its leaders had boasted howeffectively Modi would respond to provocations from across the bor-der if he were to take power. The audacious attack on the army campin Uri that left 17 soldiers dead and many injured has made the BJPvulnerable to attacks from an opposition itching to go on the offen-sive.Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday took a dig at Modiand said his failure to tackle the situation in Jammu and Kashmir wasto blame for the bloodbath at the army camp near Uri town. "Modi kilaparwahi aur nakaami se jawan maare ja rahein hain. Kahan gayaModi ka 56-inch ka seena? (Soldiers are dying due to Modi's failureand negligence. Where is his 56-inch chest?)" Lalu asked sarcasti-cally. Congress leader Manish Tewari took to Twitter to ask if BharatiyaJanata Par ty leaders would fulfil their claims of "taking care" of Paki-stan."Outrage in Uri requires robust response PM. Can u walk rhetoric ofmuscularity? Biggest attack after 2002? Will India bleed in vain?"Tiwari said. Pressure also mounted from within for the BJP. TheRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the ideological fountainhead of thepar ty, said that "terrorists, their masters and their supporters shouldbe dealt with firmly and conclusively".The slaughter of 17 soldiers -- after the death of seven military per-sonnel at Pathankot in January and nine months after Modi made adramatic trip to Lahore to wish bir thday greetings to his Pakistanicounterpar t Nawaz Sharif -- has put the BJP and Modi in a dilemma.Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jatiley quicklyblamed Pakistan for the killings. Pakistan denied the accusation whilethe US and Britain refrained from getting into blamegame even asthey denounced the death of Indian soldiers.Modi said those behind the Uri attack won't escape "unpunished" butpolitical analysts said the government was likely to act in a mannerthat does not escalate into a conflict with Pakistan. Political com-mentator S. Nihal Singh said the Modi government may go for a com-bination of military and diplomatic options. "They will have to takesome retaliatory step. They have to decide what kind of step it shouldbe. On the diplomatic front, they have to decide whether to break offrelations or not but that would be an extreme step," Nihal Singh toldIANS.He said the country expected some retaliation and that it has to come"reasonably soon", otherwise the "momentum will be gone". "How tocalibrate a response without expanding the conflict. Basically, that isthe problem." Former diplomat Kuldip Nayar said the governmentmay look for options that do not lead to war. Cover t actions werepossible.

"I don't think India will go to such an extent that they (Pakistan) areprovoked into war," he said. He did warn that the tense relationshipwith Pakistan would worsen after Sunday's killings. Relations be-tween India and Pakistan have been hit hard after Islamabad cameout in suppor t of the mass unrest in the Kashmir Valley following thekilling of a militant in July.And with Modi speaking aggressively in suppor t of Baloch separat-ists in Pakistan, Islamabad and New Delhi appear to be in no mood toshake hands - for now. If the BJP is not seen to be "punishing" Paki-stan, the party will have a hard time explaining its nationalist creden-tials in assembly elections due next year in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,Manipur, Uttarkhand and Goa.



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NAVDEEP BAINS, MINISTER OF INNOVATION, SCIENCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WITH UBC OFFICIALS WHERE HE ANNOUNCED$40M FUND FOR THE VARSITY.

PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU WITH LONDON MAYOR SADIQ KHAN IN MONTREAL DURING GLOBAL PROGRESS SUMMIT.

THRONE SPEECH DOES NOT GOFAR ENOUGH TO LOWER HYDROCOSTS, IMPROVE HEALTHCARE,SUPPORT GOOD JOBS: NDPONTARIO - Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said that thethrone speech must commit to actions that will make a realdifference in people's lives when it comes to hydro costs,healthcare, and jobs. It's now clear that the Liberal plan does notgo far enough to in any of these key areas. "We're at a tippingpoint in this province. In today's throne speech New Democratshoped to see big changes so that the next generation will havemore opportunity and a better future." said Horwath. "Today'sthrone speech could have done so much more to give immediaterelief to families, to improve the quality of work in this province, to stopthe sell-off of Hydro One, and to make sure everyone has health carethey can count on. After listening to the Throne Speech, I can tell youNew Democrats will keep working for the real action that people needto see." HST was added to Ontario residential electricity bills by theLiberals in 2010. Prior to that there was no provincial sales tax onelectricity. Today's speech from the throne indicated the governmentwill introduce a rebate for Hydro instead of removing HST. Therewas no mention of how long this rebate would remain in place.

Investing $51 Million to SupportResearch, Foster InnovationONTARIO - Ontario is awarding a total of $51 million tosuppor t world-class studies and research talent at leadinginstitutions across the province, laying the foundation forOntario's future knowledge-based economy.This funding will help sharpen Ontario's competitiveedge by fostering discoveries; leading to new technolo-gies, treatments and cures for cancer patients and otherdiseases while suppor ting high quality, knowledge-based jobs for Ontarians. It will also drive the province'sability to attract and retain the best and brightest re-search talent.The funding will:* Suppor t 161 state-of-the-ar t and industry-relevantinfrastructure initiatives at 25 institutions by investing$34.7 million through the Ontario Research Fund -Research Infrastructure program* Help suppor t the work of 79 promising and recentlyappointed researchers at 22 institutions while creatingjobs for graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral fellows, research assistants, associates andtechnicians by investing $11 million through the EarlyResearcher Awards* Promote the use of genomics to solve real-life prob-lems, including global health issues like cancer andHepatitis C, by investing $3.4 million to five researchprojects at three institutions through the Ontario ResearchFund - Genomic Applications Par tnership Program.

NEW YORK - The Government of Canada is playing aleadership role on the world stage in refugee resettlementand international migration issues. Prime Minister JustinTrudeau announced that the Government of Canada willincrease humanitarian assistance this fiscal year by 10percent.The Prime Minister also announced over $64.5 million in newmulti-year funding to suppor t people affected by humanitariancrises around the world, and $467 million in programming aspar t of Canada's strategy to address the crises in Syria, Iraq,and the surrounding region. The Government of Canadarecognizes the significant contributions migrants andrefugees can make to sustainable economic growth and tobuilding dynamic, inclusive societies.In Canada, migrants and refugees fill skills gaps and labourmarket shor tages, address some of the challenges associ-ated with an aging population, increase international trade,and draw in investment from around the world - all of whichstrengthen the middle class at home. He said: "Millions ofpeople around the world are fleeing their homes because ofconflict and persecution. The international community mustcome together to address their immediate needs and to helprebuild their lives."Trudeau continued by saying: "Today's announcement willhelp accomplish this by providing forcibly displaced peoplewith much-needed supplies and services, like education foryoung children. Canada is a nation built from the ground upby immigrants and refugees. We have a proud history ofopening our arms-and our borders-to those most in need, andwe look forward to welcoming many more migrants andrefugees in the coming years. We will continue to lead withwarm hearts and open minds."

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TRUDEAU HOSTS SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL FUNDREPLENISHMENT CONFERENCE TO FIGHT AIDS, TB, MALARIAMONTRÉAL - Canada is once again taking a leadership role to make a positive difference for the world'spoorest and most vulnerable - in par ticular women and girls. By uniting around a common vision of abetter and healthier future, the international community can fight diseases more effectively, and tackle theassociated issues - including pover ty, lack of access to education, and social and political inequality -which dispropor tionately impact women, girls, and young people.To help accomplish these goals, the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today concluded a successful FifthReplenishment Conference of the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, which Canadahosted in Montréal, Quebec. The Prime Minister announced that Canada will pledge $804 million to theGlobal Fund, for 2017 to 2019. In total, the conference raised over $12.9 billion in pledges, a remarkableamount which will be instrumental in ending these devastating diseases as epidemics by 2030.Canada is committed to creating a fairer world for the most vulnerable - especially women and girls - andwill continue to challenge world leaders to step up and contribute to the Global Fund, and address thegender inequality that fuels these epidemics. "It was inspiring to see so many leaders from every cornerof the world come together in Montréal to suppor t the Global Fund. We are honoured to have hosted thisconference. Canada will continue to lead by example, and show the world what we can accomplish whenwe unite in pursuit of a larger goal. The impact of AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria is far reaching, and we

know that these diseases dispropor tionately affect the world's poorest and most vulnerable, especiallywomen and children. Canada will continue to champion the impor tant work being done to end theseepidemics, so that our world's most vulnerable can turn their effor ts to growing their communities andsuppor ting their families." Justin Trudeau"Women and girls often bear the brunt of pover ty and diseases such as AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.To end these epidemics for good, we must address the fear, discrimination, and gender inequality that fuelthem. By investing in the Global Fund, we are ensuring that women and girls not only have better healthoutcomes, but that they are empowered to become positive agents of change in their families, communi-ties, and countries. When we work together, we can truly transform the world. We have demonstrated thathere in Montréal." - Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada's Minister of International Development and LaFrancophonie"The Global Fund is one of the most effective ways Canadians can improve the lives of the world's poorest,par ticularly women and girls. I believe it will go down in history as one of humanity's greatest achieve-ments. Today's replenishment demonstrates what's possible when Canada takes a leadership role indevelopment and helps make the world more equitable and secure for all." -Bill Gates, Co-Chair, Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation"We have the knowledge and tools to end AIDS, TB, and malaria as epidemics by 2030, but we need toinvest smar tly and with focus to make it happen. When we work together, we can achieve more thananyone dreamed possible." -Mark Dybul, Executive Director of the Global Fund



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'Change in policy' towards Pakistan, willbe given stern message: MoS Defence

Opposition flays governmentfor 'security lapse' in UriNEW DELHI/PATNA, (IANS) Several opposition leaders on Sundaysought to blame the Narendra Modi government for the terror attack onan army camp in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir and attributed the assaultto "lapses" in stalling the infiltration of militants. Congress leader andformer Defence Minister A.K. Antony said the attack that left 17 sol-diers dead was "a serious security lapse".Antony told media persons here that the Kashmir issue was "driftingand reaching dangerous propositions. This incident comes close onthe heels of what happened in Pathankot. At both these places, themilitants managed to enter military camps and this is a huge securitylapse," he said. Congress President Sonia Gandhi described the terrorstrike as a "cowardly attack as a deplorable affront on our nationalconscience". She hoped that "the perpetrators of this dastardly act asalso the forces behind them will be severely dealt with and brought tobook". In a tweet, former Home Minister P. Chidambaram said: "Gov-ernment must mobilise all resources, manpower and material, tostrengthen border defence to prevent infiltration of terrorists." RashtriyaJanata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad went on to take a dig at PrimeMinister Narendra Modi and said: "Soldiers are dying due to the failureand negligence of Modi; where is his 56-inch chest now." He saidJammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India but the situation thereis going out of control, thanks to "only big talk and no action" on theground. The Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marx-ist) also condemned the killing of 17 Indian army personnel and main-tained that Pakistan "must stop aiding and abetting the extremist forces.Despite the deployment of a large number of security personnel, thegovernment has failed to stop the continuing infiltration of militants,"the party said in a statement. The CPI-M, which began its two-dayCentral Committee meet on Sunday in New Delhi, maintained that "fora longstanding solution of the Kashmir problem, political dialogue withall stakeholders as advocated by the all-Par ty delegation should beinitiated without any fur ther delay". In a tweet, Congress VicePresident Rahul Gandhi "condemned" the militant attack andsaid: "My hear t fe l t condolences to the fami l ies of thebravehear ts mar tyred in the attack."

BY NIRENDRA DEVNEW DELHI, (IANS) Underlining the perception that it will notbe business as usual with Pakistan after Sunday's Uri terrorattack, Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash RamraoBhamre said India has "changed its policy" towardsits western neighbour.He also said Pakistan will be given a "stern mes-sage" in the wake of the terror attack that left 18Indian soldiers dead and 30 injured. "I can assurethe nation that the culprits will not be spared, wehave made it clear that they will be given a befittingreply," Bhamre said in an interview to IANS, addingthat an appropriate response was being discussed ata "very high level". "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has alsomade it clear that it was a heinous crime and that theperpetrators will not go unpunished," he added. "Pakistanhas a history of fomenting trouble in Jammu and Kashmir...In spite of this, we tried to resolve the issue peacefully, butwe have realised that Pakistan is not sincere towardspeace... We (Government of India) have changed our policy,"

said Bhamre.Bhamre, who described the September 18 attack as a "cowardlyact", noted that the government has already initiated moves toconvince the international community to "isolate" Islamabad

diplomatically on the issue of terrorism, adding the"message to Islamabad should go from the globalcommunity"."Sushmaji (External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj)is likely to raise the issue in the UN General Assem-bly," he added. "Even the United States some timeago agreed that Pakistan is a haven for terrorism. Ifthis is so why not isolate it? That's our policy todayafter the Uri attack. So, why not give a stern mes-

sage to Pakistan," Bhamre told IANS.The US last month said that it had consistently raised itsconcerns at the highest level of government in Pakistan on theneed to deny safe haven to extremists. Bhamre admitted thereis a lot of "anguish" in the country over the dastardly terrorstrike which the Army has blamed on the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit.

If he can't retaliate, Modi must go to Pakistan: CongressPANAJI, (IANS) Instead of exchanging saris as gif ts with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family, Prime MinisterNarendra Modi should either retaliate promptly to the killing of 18 soldiers or go to Pakistan himself, the Congress said on Monday.Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Sunil Kawthankar also said that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar shouldstop visiting Goa on weekends. "Modi had taken a sari as a gift when he went to meet Nawaz Sharif in violation of protocol... Now thePM should wear a sari and go to Pakistan if he cannot take appropriate action (following the Uri attack)," said Kawthankar.He added that Modi and BJP President Amit Shah's rhetoric about avenging deaths of Indian soldiers in the past appeared to ring hollow.Kawthankar said the Congress took objection to the repeated visits to Goa, especially during weekends, and said India "cannot afforda par t-time Defence Minister"."If Parrikar misses Goan fish and food, he should hire a cook and take him to Delhi with him... Parrikar should know that he is not theleader of opposition or Goa's Chief Minister any more," Kawthankar said. Parrikar, a former Goa chief minister, was elevated asDefence Minister in the Modi-led cabinet. He will also be the BJP's star campaigner during the run-up to the 2017 state assembly polls.

CAUVERY PANEL ORDERS3,000 CUSECS RELEASE DAILY,KARNATAKA DISAGREESNEW DELHI, (IANS) The Cauvery Supervisory Committee onMonday ordered the Karnataka government to release 3,000cusecs of river water daily to Tamil Nadu between September21 and 30 but that state did not agree, a senior officer said."After we failed to evolve a consensus, we passed an order thatKarnataka will have to release 3,000 cusecs of water toneighbouring Tamil Nadu daily from September 21 to 30. Thisorder is binding on them," Shashi Shekhar, Committee Chair-man and Water Resources Ministry Secretary, told repor tershere. He said Karnataka, however, did not agree. "... they(Karnataka) can go to cour t," the senior officer said."The committee took into consideration the interests of all par-ticipating states, inflow position, rainfall, daily water inflow intoreservoirs of Karnataka, drinking water needs of Karnataka andirrigation needs of Tamil Nadu," he said. "The order was thuspassed after the meeting -- attended by officials of Karnataka,Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala -- failed to evolve a con-sensus," he said.

DAY AFTER TERROR ATTACK,MODI CALLS ON PRANABNEW DELHI, (IANS) A day after terrorists killed 18 Indian sol-diers in Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi onMonday called on President Pranab Mukherjee "and held dis-cussions", the Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted. "PM Modi calledon President Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan this eveningand held discussions with the President," a brief announce-ment said. No fur ther details were available. Modi declared onSunday after the attack on an army camp near Uri that the per-petrators won't go unpunished.

CONGRESS LEADER ARVINDER SINGH LOVELY ADDRESSES A PARTY RALLY IN NEW DELHI (IANS).


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Shahabuddin a social worker,not a criminal, says RJD MP

Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh during a party rally at Chappar near Mandi Ahmedgarh in Ludhiana (IANS).

PATNA, (IANS) A Rashtriya Janata Dal MP from Bihar on Friday cameout in open suppor t of his former fellow parliamentarian MohammadShahabuddin here, terming him a social worker and not a criminal.Shailesh Kumar, alias Bulo Mandal, the youth RJD president, termedthe local Siwan 'bahubali' (strongman) Shahabuddin as a 'samaj sevi'(social worker) and not 'apradhi' (criminal).Shahabuddin, former Siwan MP, was recently released on bail after11 years in jail by the Patna High Cour t. Mandal, RJD MP fromBhagalpur, said Shahabuddin cannot be a criminal as he has repre-sented people of Siwan four times in the Lok Sabha. "Shahabuddin ispopular not only in Siwan but across the state. The people elected him

six times, including twice as legislator and four times as MP," Mandaltold repor ters. He slammed the BJP and media for creating unneces-sary hype over the release, which has drawn opposition flak.Mandal said it was the cour t that granted him bail, and in the past toothe same cour t had granted bail to Ranvir Sena chief BrahmeshwarSingh Mukhiya, involved in the killing of 300 people -- mostly poorDalits and from the backward castes in Bihar. He said it was not thestate government's decision, and the ruling RJD-JD-U should not beblamed. Shahabuddin was granted bail by the Patna High Cour t onSeptember 10 in a case involving the murder of a witness in thekilling of two brothers in Siwan.

GOVERNMENT TARGETEDDESPITE HARD WORK: AAPNEW DELHI, (IANS) AAP leader Dilip Pandey on Fridayalleged that some people are targeting the Delhigovernment despite its hard work in the treatment ofdengue and chikungunya patients and sparing the civicbodies responsible for taking preventive measures."Some people have made an agenda that the people(Delhi civic bodies) who are responsible for the goodhealth of people will not be questioned. The questionswill be asked to those (AAP government) who areworking hard for keeping Delhi people healthy,"Pandey said at a press conference at the Aam AadmiPar ty (AAP) headquar ters here.Pandey clarified that he was talking about BharatiyaJanata Par ty (BJP) ruled-civic bodies which areresponsible for the outbreak as it failed to prevent thespread of dengue and chikungunya. "Instead ofquestioning civic bodies for the spread of chikungunya,Delhi's health minister, who is working day-and-night totackle the situation, is being questioned," he said. Delhihas so far witnessed the death of 32 patients who weresuffering from vector-borne diseases chikungunya anddengue.

Cracks in SP, Mulayamfirefights, says till he isaround, no division in partyLUCKNOW, (IANS) Samajwadi Par ty (SP) chief MulayamSingh Yadav on Friday tried to make light of theongoing battle of supremacy in the par ty betweenChief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Shivpal Yadav andsaid that till he was around there was no way thepar ty would get divided.Addressing workers here at the state headquar tersafter separate meetings with both the warring leaders,Mulayam also said for him the SP was not just apolitical entity but a family. Pointing out that workersand suppor ters of the par ty were worried about theunfolding events within the par ty, Mulayam said thatAkhilesh would go and meet his uncle Shivpal SinghYadav. The Yadav chieftain also ruled out any majordifferences between Shivpal, Ram Gopal and AkhileshYadav. As par ty workers raised slogans in favour ofShivpal Singh yadav, the SP chief shouted them downand said they should remain quiet as he was speaking.He also dropped a bombshell later when he reversedthe decision of his Chief Minister son and announcedthat former Mines Minister Gayatri Prajapati will bereinstated in the government. Prajapati was sacked onMonday based on serious charges of patronisingillegal mining and minting ill-gotten money.This move is likely to dent the authority of AkhileshYadav fur ther. Mulayam's silence on return of ShivpalYadav to the state cabinet is however being interpretedin political circles with many views. Sources toldIANS that a solution has been thrashed out wherein allpor tfolios held by Shivpal prior to Tuesday would begiven back to him and he will also remain the statepar ty president.

PARRIKAR TO ARMY CHIEF: ACT AGAINST THOSE RESPONSIBLE FORURI ATTACK; THOSE BEHIND IT WON'T GO SCOT FREE: JAITLEYSRINAGAR/NEW DELHI, (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said he has asked Army Chief, Gen. Dalbir Singh, to takeaction against those responsible for the attack on the army camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri town that left 17 soldiers dead. "Reviewedsituation in Kashmir following Uri attack with Army Chief and Commanders. Instructed to take firm action against those responsible,"Parrikar said in a tweet."The supreme sacrifice of 17 brave Soldiers will not go in vain. My salute to them," he said in another tweet. Parrikar was in Srinagarfollowing the attack in which 17 soldiers lost their lives, and was briefed by the Army Chief who visited the operation site in Uri. An armystatement later said terrorists were "eliminated within the initial fifteen minutes of establishing contact".Top officials including Nor thern Army commander Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda and Chinar Corps commander Lt. Gen Satish Dua briefed theDefence Minister and the Army chief. The Defence Minister was briefed about the security grid along the Line of Control (LoC) and thehinterland also covering the deployment of the additional forces that have been recently inducted into the valley, the release said."The need for heightened vigil both on the LoC and hinterland and to remain prepared for any eventuality was stressed upon," the statement said."There have been a number of infiltration attempts that the army has foiled recently. It may be recalled that in the last one week itself, three such attempts were foiledin Kupwara Sector when four terrorists were killed and another group of four terrorists was eliminated in Poonch," it added. Parrikar later visited the 92 Base Hospitalat the Badami Bagh cantonment in Srinagar and interacted with the injured soldiers.



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Trump pledges 4% growth, 25 mn jobsONE PERSON DIED AND FOUR INJURED AS A HELICOPTER CRASHED IN COX'S BAZAR, BANGLADESH (IANS).

WASHINGTON, (IANS) Republican presidential candidate DonaldTrump has said his economic proposals will boost the US economy togrow at a pace of four per cent a year. Trump, speaking at the Eco-nomic Club of New York on Thursday, said it was time "to reach" forfour per cent growth.His plan calls for lowering taxes, removing "destructive" regulations,increasing US energy production, and negotiating new trade deals infavour of American businesses. Trump also laid out a blueprint tocreate 25 million new jobs in a decade, which would be more thanthree times as many as created since 2006. The most jobs ever cre-ated over such a period were the 24.4 million added in the 10 yearsending in March 2001, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Theworst stretch was the decade through March 2010, when two millionjobs were lost.His challenger, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, has

said she plans to boost the stock of well-paying jobs, and bring theeconomy to "full employment". It has been a while since the economyhit that target. Specifically, it was during former President Bill Clinton'sadministration when it grew an average of nearly four per cent a year,CNN repor ted. Growth registered four per cent in 1994 and then toppedthat each year from 1997 to 2000. It hit a high of 4.7 per cent in 1999."I think we can do better than that," Trump said about that target,although he said his economists did not want him to promise that.Others have been critical of Trump's economic plans. Oxford Eco-nomics, a British forecasting firm, estimates his proposals would cut$1 trillion a year from the US economy, a much bigger hit than whatoccurred during the Great Recession of 2008 and 2009. The big ex-pansion during the Clinton years was fuelled in large par t by a tech-nological revolution -- the widespread adoption of personal comput-ers and the internet.

France calls for 'decisive action'against terror groups targeting India

PARIS/NEW DELHI, (IANS) France on Monday condemned the terrorattack on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 18 sol-diers, and called for "decisive action" against terror groups targetingIndia, especially the LeT, the Jaish-e-Mohammed, and the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. In a statement, the deputy spokesperson of the FrenchMinistry of Foreign Affairs and International Development, said thatnothing can justify terrorism and that Paris remains "at the side of ourstrategic par tner, India, for fighting this scourge".To a question on Sunday's terror attack, the spokesperson said thatFrance condemned the "terrible attack carried out in Uri." He saidafter the January 2 terror attack on the Pathankot air base, "this attackreminds us that India, like France, is a victim of terrorism. More thanever before, we remain at the side of our strategic par tner, India, for

fighting this scourge." It also quoted French President FrancoisHollande as saying during his India visit in January this year that "allcountries must effectively combat terrorism emanating from their territory orfrom territories under their control". "We call for decisive action to be taken, inaccordance with international law, against the terrorist groups targeting India,particularly the Lashkar-eTaiba, the Jaish-e-Mohammed, and the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. "Nothing can justify terrorism, which must be combatted every-where with the same determination," the spokesperson said. Earlier, in a state-ment, the French foreign ministry, while condemning the Uri attack also said thatit "recalls the impor tance it attaches to bringing calm and the peace-ful settlement of disputes in the region of Kashmir". Eighteen Indianarmy soldiers were killed in a fidayeen attack on an army camp inUri in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning.

NEW YORK BOMBINGS SUSPECTIN CUSTODY; FAMILY-RUNRESTAURANT FACES PUBLIC IREWASHINGTON, ( IANS) AhmadKhan Rahami, an Afghan man sus-pected in bombings in New Yorkand New Jersey, is now in custodyafter a shootout with the police,sources said on Monday. AhmadKhan Rahami, the man wanted forquestioning in connection withbombings in New York and SeasidePark, New Jersey, is also believedto be connected to the pipe bombsfound in a backpack on Sunday night in Elizabeth, New Jer-sey, CNN quoted sources as saying.The New York police announced earlier they are looking forRahami for questioning in connection with the Saturday bomb-ing in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood, which injured 29people. Bombings in New York and New Jersey over the week-end as well as the discovery of several unexploded deviceshave led authorities to believe there may be a terror cell atwork in those two states, law enforcement officials told CNNon Monday. The New York City Police Depar tment earlier onMonday released a photograph of Ahmad Khan Rahami, a 28-year-old New Jersey resident, as the suspect in the Manhat-tan explosion incident. Rahami was described as a naturalisedUS citizen who was born in Afghanistan on January 23, 1988,Xinhua news agency repor ted. "I want to be very clear that thisindividual could be armed and dangerous," said Bill de Blasio, Mayorof New York city. Rahami's last known address was in Elizabeth inthe state of New Jersey. Elsewhere, on Monday, a backpack foundnear a New Jersey railway station exploded even as a bomb squadwas attempting to defuse it, while authorities examined anothersuspicious package containing up to five devices, media reported.The second package was found in a wastebasket outside a pub andlocated about 500 feet from the train trestle in Elizabeth city, MayorChris Bollwage told CNN. Earlier on Saturday, there was an explo-sion at Seaside Park, New Jersey, which was timed to disrupt aMarine Corps' charity run. A fast-food restaurant run by the family ofNew York bombings suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami has been floodedwith negative reviews and Islamophobic messages ever sinceRahami was identified by the police, UK daily Independent has re-ported. The restaurant named 'First American Fried Chicken' is runby Rahami's father at the ground floor of their residence in Elizabeth,New Jersey, and has employed Rahami and some of his brothers.According to neighbours, the restaurant was "always" a nui-sance and the city had to pass an ordinance to force it toclose down early, The New York Times quoted Mayor J. Chris-tian Bollwage of Elizabeth as saying. In the hours followingthe identification of Rahami as a bombing suspect, a streamof negative reviews star ting pouring from across the UnitedStates on the Yelp review page of the restaurant, which, sofar, had quite a positive rating.

Saudi Arabia busts 3 terrorcells, foils 4 attacksRIYADH (IANS) The Saudi Interior Ministry said the countryhas dismantled three terror cells affiliated with the IslamicState (IS) militant group. The authorities arrested 16 men anda woman, including 14 Saudis, a Yemeni, an Egyptian and aPalestinian, the ministry said on its Twitter account on Mon-day, Xinhua news agency repor ted. The cells were planningfour suicide attacks targetting citizens, religious scholars,security personnel and various security, military and eco-nomic establishments, the ministry tweeted.Al Arabiya, a local news outlet, said the suspects have reached"advanced stages" of preparing for these suicide attacks. Policefound high explosives, explosive belts, bomb-making materi-als, weapons and ammunition in raids on the cells. Thesesleeper cells, like many other busted ones in Saudi Arabia inrecent years, were involved in making explosive belts andbombs. They also sheltered fugitives and provided them withmoney, weapons and transpor t services.

MIDDLE-EAST FUNDED GULSHAN, SHOLAKIA ATTACKS,MASTERMIND IDENTIFIED: DHAKA POLICE

DHAKA (IANS) The twin terror attacks in Bangladesh in July, on a cafe and an Eid congregation, were funded by laundered money fromthe Middle-East, and the mastermind of both attacks has been identified as Rajib Gandhi, Dhaka police claimed on Monday.Talking to the press at the media centre of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crimes Unit chief,Monirul Islam said police have discovered one 'hundi' (money laundering) transaction of about $17,000 and evidences strongly sug-gests that the money was used in financing and procuring logistics, arms and ammunition for the attack, Dhaka tribune repor ted. Thepolice are yet to ascer tain the exact source of the transaction, whether a foreigner or a non-resident Bangladeshi. "But we are certain thatthe money came from Mideast."Monirul named another militant -- Rajib Gandhi alias Shuvash Gandhi alias Shanto -- who is said to be the nor thern par t leader of thebanned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). "He sent at least three recruits to attack the Gulshan cafe and SholakiaEidgah from the nor th. We are looking for him and two others - Marjan, Basaruzzaman. We know two other leadership-level militantshave fled to India," The Daily Star quoted Monirul.The chief also said they are yet to ascer tain whether the exact source of the transaction was a foreigner or a non-resident Bangladeshi.The July 1-2 attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery -- a popular restaurant in Dhaka's diplomatic zone -- resulted in the death of 22 persons,including 17 foreigners and an 18-year-old Indian woman, Tarishi Jain. A week later, an attack occurred during prayers in SholakiaEidgah, where the largest Eid congregation takes place. Four more, including a couple of policemen, were killed.

IS supporters tostand trial over

plot to attack ItalyMILAN, (IANS/AKI) An kickboxingchampion is among four allegedsuppor ters of the Islamic Statejihadist group sent to trial on Mon-day for plotting attacks on Italy andthe Vatican. The suspects are Mo-roccan-descended AbderrahimMoutaharrik, 27, his wife SalmaBencharki, 26, MoroccanAbderrahmane Khachia, 22, andwife Wafa Koraichi, 23. All of whomwere arrested in April. The four-member cell was planning a terrorattack on the Vatican during thecurrent Jubilee year of mercy andalso on the Israeli embassy inRome and other locations in Italy,prosecutors say.


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Pakistan testing patience withunceasing false narrative on J&K: India

RUSSIA ACCUSES US OFDEFENDING IS, CALLSURGENT UNSC MEETINGMOSCOW, (IANS) Russia has called an urgent UN SecurityCouncil meeting after US-led coalition hit Syrian forces, killing 62soldiers and wounding 100 more. The Russian Foreign Ministryspokeswoman blasted Washington over the indiscriminateairstrike that she said serves the interests of the Islamic State."If previously we had suspicions that Al-Nusra Front is protectedthis way, now, after today's airstrikes on the Syrian army wecome to a really terrifying conclusion for the entire world: TheWhite House is defending the IS," Russian Foreign Ministry spokes-woman told Rossiya 24. "We demand a full and detailed explana-tion from Washington. That explanation must be given at the UNSecurity Council," Zakharova added.The Foreign Ministry has demanded full and detailed explanationfrom Washington over the incident in Deir al-Zor, in which 62Syrian troops were killed and over 100 injured. Moscow stressedthat it is concerned by the US airstrike targeting the Syrian armyunits which had been destroying the Islamic State militants. Theministry added that the Russian side had never been notified ofUS plans to carry out bombings in the Deir al-Zor area.The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that US air strikes againstSyrian government forces jeopardize the Syrian ceasefire dealreached between Moscow and Washington on September 9. Ear-lier on Saturday Russia's Defense Ministry said that four strikesagainst Syrian positions had been delivered by US-led coalitionaircraft - two F-16 jet fighters and two A-10 support aircraft.The Syrian military called the bombing a "serious and blatantaggression" against Syrian forces, and said it was "conclusiveevidence" that the US and its allies suppor t IS militants. USCentral Command later issued a statement, saying that the US-led "coalition would not intentionally strike a known Syrianmilitary unit." It promised to look into the incident.

US deploys 'bigger than ever'security for UNGANEW YORK, (IANS) New York City will deploy "bigger than ever"police presence during the upcoming UN General Assembly weekafter an explosion injured 29 on Saturday evening, Mayor Bill deBlasio said on Sunday. "You will see a very substantial NYPD pres-ence this week, bigger than ever," de Blasio told reporters at a pressconference on the explosion, Xinhua reported.Police officers will be deployed in force in key public locations aroundthe United Nations headquarters and the Times Square, including thenewer units of Critical Response Command and Strategic ResponseGroup, said de Blasio. The city will also see an increased bag searchand canine activities throughout the mass transit systems, said cityofficials. At the press conference, the mayor said all 29 people woundedin Saturday's blast were released from hospitals and the motivationbehind the explosion remains unknown. He termed the Saturday blast"a very serious incident", saying a lot more work needs to be done tofind out the motivation behind the blast. He called the blast an "inten-tional" and "criminal" act. However, he declined to call the blast aterrorist attack. "We'll not jump to conclusions," he said. A secondexplosive device was found a few blocks near the explosion site.The mayor noted there was no specific and credible threat against thecity, calling for the vigilance of New Yorkers and asked for tips andinformation from the public. He also said there was no specific evi-dence of connection between the New York explosion and a NewJersey pipe bomb blast, which happened on Saturday along the routeof a Marines charity run, causing no injuries or damage.

PEOPLE HOLD THEIR PASSPORTS AS THEY QUEUE UP FOR MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS AS PART OF OFFICIAL REQUIREMENTS TO GETEMPLOYMENT IN SAUDI ARABIA AT A CLINIC IN DHAKA'S DIPLOMATIC ENCLAVE GULSHAN, BANGLADESH (IANS).

GENEVA, (IANS) On a day that New Delhi vowed to launch a diplo-matic blitz against Islamabad in wake of a cross-border terror attackon an army base in Jammu and Kashmir that left 18 soldiers dead,India on Monday began at the UN Human Rights Council meetinghere, where it charged Pakistan with continuing to "test the patienceas well as wisdom of this Council."Pakistan continues to test the patience as well as wisdom of thisCouncil with its unceasing false-narrative backed by fabricated factsand figures about the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir," India'sCounsellor Political Alok Ranjan Jha said in response to a statementby Pakistan under the Agenda Item 4 during the 33rd Session of theUNHRC. "Pakistan has had territorial ambitions over Kashmir since1947 that has found concrete expression in the aggression it em-barked on in 1947, 1965 and 1999," Jha said delivering the Indianstatement."As on date, Pakistan is in illegal and forcible occupation of approxi-mately 78,000 sq km of Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir." Re-iterating that the fundamental reason for disturbances in Kashmirwas cross-border terrorism promoted by Pakistan, Jha also said:"The human rights violations in entire Pakistan cry for the world'sattention: the people of Balochistan, amongst other provinces, havebeen waging for decades a bitter and brave struggle against theirdaily abuse and tor ture.""Religious and sectarian minorities such as Hindus, Christians, Shias,Ahmaddiyas, Ismailis and others continue to face discrimination,persecution and targeted attacks in Pakistan. Places of worship be-longing to minorities have been destroyed and vandalized. Blasphemylaws remain in force and are dispropor tionately used against reli-

gious minorities."India also pointed out that "various international organisations havedocumented how enforced disappearances continue with impunity,par ticularly in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh wheremembers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement are routinely abductedand unlawfully killed. Selective but extremely opaque and high-handeduse of force by Pakistani authorities has affected civilian populationson a large scale," it said, adding that more than one million peopleremain displaced as a result of the current and past armed conflictsin nor thwest Pakistan.It also stated that given this state of affairs, Pakistan would be "well-advised to focus its energies on setting its own house in order andacting against the perpetrators of terrorist attacks on its neighboursinstead of ritually raking up alleged human rights violations else-where. We, once again, ask Pakistan to stop inciting and suppor tingviolence and terrorism in any par t of India and refrain from meddlingin our internal affairs in any manner," Jha said."We call upon the Council to urge Pakistan to fulfill its obligation tovacate illegal occupation of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir." Earlier onMonday, in its statement under the Agenda Item 4 during the the UNHuman Rights Council here, India said that a policy of zero toleranceto terrorism was an international obligation."We call upon this Council to urge Pakistan to put an end to cross-border infiltration; dismantle the terrorism infrastructure; and stopacting as an epicentre of terrorism," it said in its statement. "It is timethat moral and material suppor t provided by Pakistan to the perpetra-tors of this continuing heinous violence on Indian soil should attractthis Council's attention."

PAKISTAN MUST STOP GIVING SAFE HAVENTO TERRORISTS, KERRY TELLS SHARIF

NEW YORK, (IANS) Pakistan must stop giving a safe haven toterorrists, US Secretary of State John Kerry has told PakistanPrime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while expressing "strongconcern" over the attack on the Indian army base in Uri.When they met here on Monday, Kerry "reiterated the need forPakistan to prevent all terrorists from using Pakistaniterritory as safe havens", State Depar tment spokespersonJohn Kirby said in a statement on Tuesday. He said that "thePrime Minister and Secretary Kerry expressed strongconcern with recent violence in Kashmir - par ticularly thearmy base attack - and the need for all sides to reducetensions."Kerry also "stressed the need for restraint in nuclear weap-ons programs", Kirby said. Their discussions centered on the

"strong, long-term bilateral par tnership" and how "to buildupon the US-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue," Kirby said.Afghanistan also figured in their talks.Kerry made the remark about Pakistan stopping safe havensfor terrorists "while commending recent effor ts by Pakistanisecurity forces to counter extremist violence", Kirby said.Pakistani media repor ted that during the meeting Sharif hadasked for US help resolve India-Pakistan issues."I expect the US administration and Secretary Kerry to use hisgood offices to help resolve issues between Pakistan andIndia," Dawn quoted Sharif as saying. "I still remember(former) president (Bill) Clinton's promise that the US willplay its role to help out in resolving bilateral disputes andissues between Pakistan and India."

Syrian army declares end ofRussian-US brokered truceDAMASCUS (IANS) The Syrian army announced on Mondaythe end of the Russian-US brokered truce in Syria, withouttalking about possible extension, according to the state newsagency SANA. The Syrian army said the seven-day truce that wasbrokered by the United States and Russia ended on Monday, aspreviously declared, Xinhua news agency reported.The army didn't speak of any possible extension of the week-longtruce, but accused the rebels of committing over 300 violations tothe ceasefire. "The terrorists have taken advantage of the ceasefireto amass themselves and continue to attack residential areas andmilitary positions, mainly in the provinces of Hama, Qunaitera, andAleppo," the military statement said.The statement said the military forces have practised high self-restraint, and responded in a few cases when it had to do so tosilence the fire from the rebels. It renewed old pledges that the armywill continue to fight terrorism until restoring peace and stability toSyria. Last Monday, a Russian-US ceasefire was implemented inSyria, bringing relative calm to the most troubled areas, in-cluding Aleppo. Still, both warring par ties traded accusationsof breaching the ceasefire, which was deemed as a goodchance to bring the bloodletting in Syria to a close.

CHINA FACING MASSIVEBANKING CRISIS: REPORTBEIJING, (IANS) World's number two economy China couldbe facing an imminent debt crisis, a global central bankwatchdog has warned, fuelling fresh fears about a blowoutthat could hit the world economy. The Bank for InternationalSettlements (BIS)- dubbed the central bank of central banks -warned in its quar terly repor t that China's "credit to GDP gap"has reached 30.1, its highest level ever and far above the 10per cent level associated with banking risks, media said cit-ing a quar terly repor t released on Sunday.The gauge measures the difference between the credit-to-GDP ratio and its long-term trend. Any level above 10 sug-gests that a crisis will occur "in any of the three years ahead", theBIS said. China's indicator is way above the second highest level of 12.1for Canada and the highest of the 43 countries assessed by the BIS, TheGuardian reported. Debt has played a key role in shoring up China'seconomic growth following the global financial crisis. Outstanding gov-ernment, corporate and household debt reached 255 per centof GDP in 2015, fuelled in large par t by a surge in companyborrowing, up from 220 per cent just two years earlier.

A SHIP CARRYING ABOUT 100 PEOPLE CAPSIZED ON CHAO PHRAYA RIVER IN THAILAND'S AYUTTAYA. FOUR DIED WHILE RESCUEOPERATIONS ARE ON (IANS).



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UNION MINISTER OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS VIJAY GOEL WITH ROHIT SHARMA AND AJINKYA RAHANE AT A PROGRAMME TOFELICITATE THEM WITH ARJUNA AWARD IN NEW DELHI (IANS).

Rajeev Chaudhari: Sunny Leonetalented enough to becomemainstream heroine, OMG!

Is Rajinikanth's daughterSoundarya heading for divorce?

MUMBAI, (IANS) "Beiiman Love"helmer Rajeev Chaudhury thinksactress Sunny Leone has enoughtalent to be a mainstream hero-ine. "Why not Sunny Leone? Ithink she has all the talent to be-come a mainstream heroine. Shehas the Indian look. I watched herfilms like 'Jism 2' and 'RaginiMMS'. I was so convinced thatshe definitely deserves muchbetter than what she is doing," hesaid at the music launch of thefilm when asked why he chosethe "Jism 2" actress forthe film."I prepared the scriptfor Sunny. Sunnyliked the script andwe tried to give thefilm a different look.Sunny is differ-ent in this film.She is notthe sameS u n n ywhat youhave beenseeing t i l lnow. Sheper for medvery well inall her filmsand in th isfilm too. But inthis f i lm, shehas done something

out of the box. She has done asubstantial job which is going tobecome a new track for her. That'swhat I feel," he added."This is Sunny's best per for-mance till date. She has acted tre-mendously as good as PriyankaChopra or Deepika Padukone. Shehas done justice to the role. Sheis fantast ic. You' l l watch hersoon," the director said. The eroticthriller is directed and producedby Rajeev Chaudhari. I t starsSunny Leone and Rajniesh

Duggall and will mark the act-ing debut of Sunny's hus-

band Daniel Weber. Thefilm is slated to re-

lease on Septem-ber 30, a long

with "M.S.Dhoni: The

U n t o l dStory".

STOP COMPROMISING:BIG B TO WOMENMUMBAI, (IANS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has collaboratedwith Culture Machine's digital channel Blush along with Vivel tocreate a video titled "Ab Samjhauta Nahin", which inspireswomen to say no to a life full of compromise. In a narrative byAmitabh, the UnBlushed (a series on digital channel Blush) video,"Ab Samjhauta Nahin" shouts out to all women to challengetime-worn mindsets that stereotype and at times impede theirlifestyle choices. The video encourages women to stop accept-ing any bias and empower them to live a life equal to their malecounterpar ts. It features women from all walks of life who arefacing an inner conflict with their real emotions. "A right cannever be silenced," 73-year-old thespian says in the video.

CHENNAI, ( IANS) Soundarya, second daughter of superstarRajinikanth, has confirmed that her marriage to industrialist AshwinRamkumar was coming to an end and that divorce talks have beeninitiated. "News about my marriage is true. We have been separatedfor over a year and divorce talks are on. I request all to respect myfamily's privacy," Soundarya wrote on her Twitter page on Friday.Soundarya and Ashwin got married here in 2010, and they have a one-year old son. A graphic designer by profession, Soundarya has workedin Tamil films such as "Baba", "Sandakozhi" and "Sivaji" among oth-ers. She is also the founder of Ocher Picture Productions. Soundaryais most popular for directing her father in India's first motion capture3D Tamil film "Kochadaiiyaan", and producing Venkat Prabhu-directed2010 Tamil comedy "Goa".

SRK'S WISHES FOR ANUBHAV SINHA'S 'TUM BIN 2'MUMBAI, (IANS) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has wished good luck to filmmaker Anubhav Sinha for his upcoming film "Tum Bin2". Shah Rukh, who worked with Sinha in the 2011 science-fiction superhero film "Ra.One", took to Twitter to wish the director."Best of luck for this labour of love to my friend Anubhav Sinha. 'Tum Bin 2'. Beautiful song and beautiful people," Shah Rukhtweeted along with a link of a song titled "Koi Fariyaad" from the film. Shot in Scotland, "Tum Bin 2" is all set to hit the screenson November 18. Newcomers Neha Sharma, Aditya Seal and Aashim Gulati will feature in the film, which is written, directed andjointly produced by Sinha with Bhushan Kumar.

STRONG SHOWING FORTEAM CANADA AT RIO 2016PARALYMPIC GAMESRIO DE JANEIRO - Triple gold medallist swimmer AurélieRivard led Team Canada in to the Opening Ceremony atMaracanã Stadium tonight in Rio. The 20-year-old from St-Jean-sur-Richelieu set two world records en route to winning three gold med-als and a silver here in Rio. Canada finishes these Games with 29medals (eight gold, 10 silver, 11 bronze) to rank 14th among nationsin the total medal count, surpassing the team's performance goal oftop 16. "On behalf of Team Canada, I'd like to thank Brazil and Rio 2016for hosting such fantastic Games," said Chef de Mission ChantalPetitclerc. "The stands were full, volunteers were friendly and we feltwelcome and supported at all times. "I've also been very impressedby the excellence and professionalism of Team Canada coaches andsupport staff, which ensured that our Canadian athletes could focuson delivering world-class performances."And to all our athletes - congratulations and well done. Many achievedlifetime bests, others fought hard and fell short of their goals, and Iadmire them all. The bar is continuously being raised in Paralympicsport and the depth of field continues to increase with every Games.Team Canada's athletes are outstanding role models for all Canadi-ans and I am proud of all 162 of them.

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BRANGELINA TO PART WAYS AS ANGELINA FILES FOR DIVORCE

One of Hollywood's highest profile marriages has come to an end, after actress Angelina Jolie sought to divorce husband BradPitt, who said he was "saddened" but the well-being of their kids matter the most now. Angelina filed for divorce from the actor,52, after just two years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. She also released a statement addressing the divorce."This decision was made for the health of the family," her attorney said. "She will not be commenting at this time, and asks thatthe family be given their privacy during this difficult time."



Onir confirms Atif Aslam's song in 'Shab'SHRADDHA KAPOOR, FARHAN AKHTAR AND ARJUN RAMPAL AT THE MUSIC LAUNCH OF MOVIE ROCK ON 2 IN MUMBAI (IANS).

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Atif Aslam gave a hit romantic number"Tere Bin" in Onir's directorial "Bas Ek Pal" and now thefilmmaker has confirmed that the Pakistani singing sensationis going to croon for his next film "Shab" too. He says that itwill be an "Aur Ek Pal" moment for Atif's fans."I have been bombarded with my fans asking that I include Atifin 'Shab' music. Everyone was asking me to recreate the magicof 'Bas Ek Pal', so I think I have to give them 'Aur Ek Pal'. He isgoing to be par t of the film," Onir told IANS over phone fromMumbai when asked whether Atif is going to sing for his nextfilm. Onir is excited about the music album of the movie forwhich Arijit Singh has also lent his voice. Some of Atif's fans

were upset as there is no song by him in "Shab". Onir hadrecently tweeted that they are shooting three promotionalmusic videos for the film which have songs by MohammedIr fan, KK and Mithoon as well. As soon as the news cameout, Atif's fans bombarded the filmmaker with requests that he addthe singer's track in the film too. The movie, written, produced, directedand edited by Onir, has been widely shot in Delhi, and features RaveenaTandon. Talking about the release of the film, he said: "We shouldrelease the music post-Diwali, followed by the release of thefilm. It is in the last stages of post-production right now butit's more or less ready. I am really excited about the film asit's my most precious project," he said.

Raaz Reboot' didn't leak: Vikram Bhatt

Evelyn unveils song withPakistani singer Zohaib

MUMBAI, (IANS) Indo-German actress Evelyn Sharma andPakistani singer Zohaib Amjad have released a song titled"Ani pa de" together. In its video, Evelyn is seen groovingto the peppy number. "Zohaib offered Evelyn the song and shehas never been seen anything like this before. It's a very glamor-ous song," said a source close to the actress. The source addedthat the moment she heard the song, the actress got all excitedas it's "such a catchy song". The track has been sung by Zohaiband its video has been directed by Arsal Khan. Evelyn tweeted:"Here it is! Check out the new music video we filmed in Dubai.What a killer party track!" Published on Monday, the song hasbeen viewed over 1,00,000 times on YouTube.

NEW DELHI, (IANS) Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has denied that his for th-coming film "Raaz Reboot" has leaked online, but he says a bogus filein its name was made available online to warn miscreants. It wasrepor ted that the four th instalment of the popular "Raaz" franchise,helmed by Bhatt, has been leaked. The news of its leak went viralonline on Tuesday night, with lead actor Emraan Hashmi urging hisfans to avoid watching the leaked version.But when asked about the film's leak, Bhatt told IANS over phone fromMumbai: "It's not really leaked. We put in a bogus file because weknow what's been happening for the past few films, and we haveunderstood that." The filmmaker said he was amazed to see thatwithin 10 to 15 minutes of the news being leaked that the film isonline, "5,000 downloads had happened. 5,000 downloads of a filmwhich was not even 'Raaz Reboot'. So this is how Torrents is destroy-ing the business. Now this (planting a bogus file) is our way of warn-ing those people to stay away from our content. So, no, the film hasnot leaked," he said. Bhatt said a film's leak damages its box officepotential. "'Great Grand Masti' is an example of how terribly the busi-ness got affected. So, of course, a film after it has released, when it

leaks online, it damages business. So you can imagine for a film thathas not even released," he added.What action can be taken against online leaks? "Ultimately, I think it isrobbery, stealing. It is stealing someone's hard work... I would justtell people that guys if you aren't going to steal cars and money, thenwhy do you go to steal someone's work on the torrent?" He said it isdifficult to police the online space.

Glad 'Tutak Tutak Tutiya'being compared with 'BhoolBhulaiyaa': Prabhu DevaMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor-director and choreographer PrabhuDeva is happy that his upcoming film "Tutak Tutak Tutiya" iscompared with Akshay Kumar starrer "Bhool Bhulaiyaa". "Goodto hear that 'Tutak Tutak Tutiya' is being compared with 'BhoolBhulaiyya'. It was a super hit film," Prabhu Deva said in anexclusive interview.Directed by Priyadarshan, "Bhool Bhulaiyya" (2007) featuredAkshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Ameesha Patel and Shiney Ahujain pivotal roles with Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav in support-ing roles. "Tutak Tutak Tutiya" is Sonu Sood's home productionand the actor added though both the films are from the samegenre, the upcoming film is completely different.About this different genre, Prabhu Deva, 43 said: "This is a newkind of genre. Horror comedy, very rare in Bollywood. I think thisgenre has worked for us and the entertainment value of the filmis very good. The audience will have a good laugh. It is a com-plete family entertainer."About the role, the "Action Jackson" director said: "My role isabout a guy who wanted to marry a modern girl but eventually hehad to marry a simple village girl. The story revolves around thethree characters - Sonu, Tammanah and me. There is one morecharacter in the film that you will see in the film."About the name which has been taken from a popular Punjabitrack, Prabhu said: "It is a tremendous dance song. Wheneveryou listen to it, you automatically start dancing with the beat andthe lyric. There is some magic in the song. Because of its infec-tious nature, we made it a title. We are happy." Directed by Vijay,"Tutak Tutak Tutiya", which also stars actress TamannaahBhatia, is slated to release on October 7.

Judwaa 2' to release next yearMUMBAI, (IANS) The second instalment of the 1997 block-buster film "Judwaa" is set to hit the silver screen on Sep-tember 29, next year. Announcing the release date of theFilm, Nadiadwala Grandson Enter tainment tweeted: "Markyour calendars! Judwaa2 releasing on 29.09.17 Directedby #DavidDhawan *ing @Varun_dvn x2 Produced By#SajidNadiadwala #29Sept17Judwaa2."Sajid Nadiadwala's "Judwaa 2" is a sequel to the SalmanKhan-starrer "Judwaa" (1997) which is considered to be acult classic. "Judwaa", which created a stir on its release,featured Salman Khan, Karisma Kapoor and Rambha."Judwaa 2" will have Varun Dhawan in a double-role. Thenews that the film was being developed into a sequel hasgot the audience curious about its release already.The year 2016 has been wonder fully productive forNadiadwala Grandson Enter tainment which delivered thethe most loved films this year -- "Baaghi", "Housefull 3"and "Dishoom". The production company is on a currenthigh and has been gearing up for its upcoming period ro-mance drama f i lm "Rangoon". Produced by Saj idNadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala GrandsonEnter tainment, "Judwaa 2" is directed by David Dhawan.

'Game of Thrones' rulesEmmys 2016 with 12 awardsLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Fantasy drama TV series "Game ofThrones" on Sunday night triumphed in 12 of the 24 cat-egories, including Outstanding Drama Series, it was nominated atthe 68th annual Emmy Primetime Awards ceremony, which sawBollywood star Priyanka Chopra making a ravishing debut as apresenter. Priyanka, who has found popularity in the US with TV show"Quantico", looked scintillating in a scarlet gown as she took to thered carpet and then the Emmys stage. In her Jason Wu one-shouldergown that hugged her silhouette, the former Miss World oozed oomphas she blew kisses, pouted, twirled and smiled away at theshutterbugs. She even gestured a 'namaste'.She shared the stage with actor Tom Hiddleston to give away theOutstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Spe-cial award to "The Night Manager director" Susanne Bier.Other big winners of the night included "The People v. O. J. Simpson:American Crime Story". The show won five trophies including Out-standing Limited Series plus acting gongs for Sarah Paulson,Sterling K. Brown and Cour tney B. Vance. "Veep" won theOutstanding Comedy Series award for the second year ina row, while its star Julia Louis-Dreyfus won OutstandingLead Comedy Actress for the fifth time.

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MUMBAI, (IANS) Anubhav Sinha,who made his directorial debutin 2001 with sleeper hit "Tum Bin",said the film earned a greatachievement in becoming most-remembered. "I have made 6films and this is the 7th project iscoming. Honestly speaking,whether a film would be a box-office success or become a re-membered film, both are differ-ent. My first film 'Tum Bin' turnedout to be a much-rememberedfilm which is a big achievement,"he said at the trailer launch of itssequel "Tum Bin 2"."I used to get numerous requestson social networking site to makea sequel of 'Tum Bin'. I approachedBhushan Kumar with the scriptand started shooting within next3 months," he added. The"Ra.One" director said that whilemaking "Tum Bin 2", he missedlegendary singer Jagjit Singhwho crooned the emotionalghazal 'Koi fariyaad'. This hasalso been recreated for the se-quel. Remembering the singerSinha said: "I was missing theentire star cast of 'Tum Bin' andJagjit Singhji. I did some musicvideos with him and we used toshare a very close bonding. I misshim so much that even now I tweetabout him why he left us so early.Because of him, I developed a lovefor ghazals and poetry." Asked abouthow the film compared to the first,Anubhav said: "Making a sequel of'Tum Bin' is quite a pressure. Re-cently I got a message on Twitterasking if the songs are as goodas in the first movie.

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KIRTI KULHARI, ANDREA TARIANG, ANGAD

BEDI, PIYUSH MISHRA, DHRITIMAN

CHATTERJEE, RAASHUL TANDON

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TU HAI MOHENJO DARO

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BY TROY RIBEIRO"Pink" is a contemporary youth-centric film with a strong socially relevantmessage about the choices young women of today make and about respect-ing those. Narrated in a linear manner, the simplistically presented film,essentially a courtroom drama, is powerful, owing to its missive, dialoguesand performances. Three young working women, Minal (Tapasee Pannu),Falak (Kirti Kulhari) and Andrea (Andrea Tairang) are flatmates in Delhi andgood friends. An untoward incident one night at a resort in Surajkund, involv-ing some boys, among whom is Rajveer (Angad Bedi), who comes from apolitically well-connected family, proves to be life changing for the trio. Whatfollows is an intriguing courtroom drama where ace lawyer Deepak Sehgallrepresents them in a bid to get them justice.Replete with contemporary instances and issues, centring around womenand their safety, the film, through its potent dialogues, takes a dig at societyand its stereotypical norms and prejudices towards women, as in "The RuleBook of the Girls' Safety Manual", enumerated by lawyer Deepak Sehgall.Director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury extracts natural performances from allhis actors, and makes a meaningful film devoid of any unnecessary com-mercial trappings, never once deviating from the core theme. AmitabhBachchan as Deepak Sehgall, the aged defence lawyer, shines as always, ina restrained, but powerful performance. His histrionics come primarily in theform of his well-modulated baritone, conveying his emotions and of course,from the well-written lines. Taapasee Pannu, as the protagonist Minal Arora

plays the brave, present-day Delhi girl with convivial ease. She delivers apower-packed performance, naturally, slipping into her character bringingout the contrast as a strong yet vulnerable girl. Her anxiety, frustrations andangst, against society and the system and its hypocrisy, are all palpable.Kir ti Kulhari as Falak Ali, is equally a powerhouse as a performer. Sherenders her character of a modern working girl annoyed with the doublestandards of society, in a convincing manner. The scene in the courtroom,where she breaks down, in particularly laudable. Andrea Tairang, playing thegirl from the northeast is natural, and lives her character with sincerity.Piyush Mishra as Prashant, the prosecution lawyer, is brilliant, as he suc-ceeds in the audience despising him for his scathing remarks against womenand the societal norms they must conform to. Angad Bedi as Rajveer, thespoilt rich son of a politician, makes the most of his limited screen time. Heis intense, becomes the character he is essaying and delivers a credibleperformance.The rest of the cast too, comprising the kind-hearted landlord, the lady policeofficer, the three friends of Rajveer, support the main actors with their strongperformances. The strength of the film, apart from its great performances,are its taut screenplay and dialogues. Flavoured with a language that theyouth of today will relate to, the dialogues are hard-hitting and strike a chordimmediately, as they are packed with relevant messages. Humour comes inthe form of the satirical dialogues, and lightens the tenor of the otherwiseintense film.



KANGANA: AM A VERY BIG FAN OFTAMANNAAH'S WORK, REALLY?

FILMMAKER BONEY KAPOOR, SRIDEVI AND ANIL KAPOOR DURING THE MUSIC LAUNCH OF FILM MIRZYA IN MUMBAI (IANS).

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Krrish 4 on Christmas 2018MUMBAI, (IANS) Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan has an-nounced the fourth installment of the popular science-fic-tion superhero franchise "Krrish". It will once again star hisson and actor Hrithik Roshan as the masked hero. "Whenmy wife showed me a tweet with Bappa's picture as 'Krrish',it reaffirmed my belief that 'Krrish' is the original superherowe have. It boosted my confidence and inspired me to makethe fourth installment," Rakesh said in a statement. Hrithik,who plays the title role of the superhero in film, on Tuesdayshared an endearing photograph of lord Ganesha dressedGanesha dressed as "Krrish". He captioned the image:"Ganpati blessings for 'Krrish 4'... Hope everyone is enjoy-ing the festivities. Love to all." The movie is slated to go onfloors next year and will be released during Christmas 2018.The franchise began with "Koi... Mil Gaya" in 2003, whichstarred featured Hrithik, Preity Zinta and Rekha in lead roles.In other news, Rakesh's "Kaabil" starring Hrithik Roshanand Yami Gautam, and directed by Sanjay Gupta, will behitting the screens on January 26, 2017.

Subhash Ghai wants to coina challenging role forNawazuddinMUMBAI, (IANS) Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai ex-pressed his willingness to work with actor NawazuddinSiddiqui but after creating a challenging role for him. "Ialways want to work with Nawaz. In 2008, we've workedtogether in 'Black & White'. And who doesn't want to workwith a brilliant actor like Nawazuddin?"But also it raises the responsibility towards his talent. Thekind of capacity he has forces me to create a role whichsuits him. I want to write a character for him, which I neverdid. That will be challenging for both of us," said Ghai speak-ing to the media while attending a seminar at the WhistlingWood International Institute along with Nawazuddin.Asked his success mantra, Nawazuddin replied: "My man-tra is working relentlessly with full honesty and hard work.Whatever role I get, I do it wholeheartedly. There are twothings in my hand, sincerity and hard work. Other than thislet's see how things go on."The actor also said that he is quite impressed with theper formances of the future actors there which remindedhim of his old times while he was studying in NationalSchool of Drama. Nawazuddin Siddiqui will be next seen inRahul Dholakia's "Raees" along with Shahrukh Khan. Thefilm is scheduled to be released on January 26, 2017.

Don't show Indians in badlight: Jawhar Sircar toforeign filmmakersNEW DELHI, (IANS) Foreign filmmakers must exploit Indiaas a shooting destination, but must know the way to "drawa line" while depicting the country and its people, PrasarBharati CEO Jawhar Sircar said here on Friday. Sircar sharedhis thoughts at a conference 'Film Tourism - India: The Fo-cal Hub' organised by PHD Chambers here. "I find that inthe (Indian) film industry that they have issues of permis-sions, but where foreign filmmakers are concerned, I mustadmit that they (look at India on their own choices), Sircarsaid. "They have usually projected us in a good light, yes,but many of my foreigner friends have told me that theyloved 'Slumdog Millionaire', but there is one scene whereone boy gets into a pile of shit to get an autograph... Wasthat really required," Sircar said of a sequence in the Oscarwinning film. "Would we really do that? Do Indians do that?It is the caricature... So, somewhere you (they) should drawthe line. Don't project us in the wrong light. No person, nocountry has the right to go and mess up like that," he added.

ANNA HAZARE BIOPIC INTHEATRES ON OCT 14MUMBAI, (IANS) The much-anticipated biopic on veteranGandhian and social crusader Kisan Baburao Hazare, aliasAnna Hazare, is ready and slated for an all-India release onOctober 14, the film's producers said on Tuesday. "Anna:Kisan Baburao Hazare" is a 130 minute long Hindi featurefilm and has been shot for over a year at locales in hisnat ive v i l lage Ralegan-Siddhi in Ahmednagar(Maharashtra), Mumbai, New Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir andLadakh and Rajasthan, said producer Manindra Jain.The film's teaser shall be released on September 15, followed byextensive promos in the media, including special appearances ontelevision for "The Kapil Sharma Show", "Taarak Mehta Ka UltaChashma" and many more with Hazare's presence, Jain said. "Thefilm dwells on the life of 79-year-old Hazare, who is a revered socialfigure. The story star ts right from his childhood days, hisstint with Indian Army, his attempt to commit suicide once,his post-Army struggles within and outside, his rural trans-formation experiences star ting with Ralegan-Siddhi, hisnationalistic 'India Against Corruption' movement culmi-nating in several laws like RTI and Lokpal legislations,"Jain told IANS.

MUMBAI (IANS) Actress Kangana Ranaut, who unveiled the title trackof "Tutak Tutak Tutiya" on Monday, says she is a big fan of TamannaahBhatia who stars in the film. "I think the film is going to be full of fun.This is a comedy horror film which is amazing because we eithermake comedy or horror. Its nice that its something every new. I thinkquite a cocktail of feelings it's going to be," said Kangana at the eventhere. "I am a very big fan of Tamannaah's work also... I have seen herfilms. I feel I have never seen her such a performance where she ispossessed. I am really looking forward to it," she added. Directed by Vijay,"Tutak Tutak Tutiya", which is Sonu Sood's home production, features Prabhudevaand Tamannaah in the lead. The film is slated to release on October 7. While Sonuhas ventured into production with this film, Kangana says she is more interested indirection. "I am not interested in production right now but you never know. I ammore interested in direction and not production. I think Sonu Sood will helpme with production."

SALMAN KHAN TO FRONT ADS OF YELLOW DIAMOND BRANDMUMBAI, (IANS) Superstar Salman Khan has been signed as the brand ambassador of Yellow Diamond, snack maker and the flagshipbrand of Prataap Snacks. He will be the face of the home-grown brand of potato chips, namkeen and snacks.Talking about his association with the brand, Salman said in a statement: "I met with the founders of Prataap Snacks and they sharedtheir journey from small beginnings to becoming one of India's biggest snack food companies - a Make in India journey. "YellowDiamond snacks seeks to understand the Indian consumer and the Indian palate to help them take on the global giants. It is a pleasureand privilege to be associated with Prataap Snacks as the brand ambassador for Yellow Diamond."

SMALL SCREEN REACHES OUT TO MORE PEOPLE: JOHN ABRAHAMNew Delhi (IANS) Actor John Abraham considers the small screen a platform which gives wider reach to films than the big screenitself. "I think the small screen reaches out to far more people than the big screen does. I have noticed there are cer tain films, likeForce. It became a far bigger film when it released on television than it was on screen," John told IANS over E-mail. John's RockyHandsome premiered on Sony Max on Sunday, and he feels it must have got a wider reach. The actor-producer says while TV multipliesthe reach of content by several times, the medium can't be compared to cinema. "You can't compare the two, very honestly. The two aretotally different vehicles and they serve their purposes mutually, exclusively and in correlation with each other.

PRABHU DEVA, KANGANA RANAUT AND SONU SOOD DURING THE SONG PREVIEW OF TUTAK TUTAK TUTIYA IN MUMBAI (IANS).



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TAAPSEE PANNU, ANDREA TARING AND KIRTI KULHARI DURING THE SCREENING OF FILM PINK IN MUMBAI (IANS).

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'Raaz Reboot': A Solid Scare Fare

Movie Review

CAST: EMRAAN HASHMI, KRITI KHARBANDA,

GAURAV ARORA, MADHU ANAND CHANDHOCK

DIRECTOR: VIKRAM BHATT

When in Romania, do as the Romanians do? Well, sor t of. Thelatest instalment of the 'Raaz' franchise, and by far the mostgripping - if you like that sor t of a thing - since the first

'Raaz' film in 2002, is shot with subdued splendor by Manoj Soni, inthe snowswept landscape of Romania. This novel location lends abeguiling bleakness to what could easily have been yet another blandspook-fest from the horror-house of the Bhatts. But "Raaz Reboot"(Re-Bhoot?) is more gripping than the two earlier instalments ofthe franchise which suffered for the want of a tight plotting. "RaazReboot" is also a direct descendent of the original "Raaz" filmwhich, to nudge moviegoers' memories, scored big in the year ofSanjay Bhansali's "Devdas". In that husband Dino Morea had aterrible secret up his sleeves, 'raaz' if you will, which he keptaway from his wife Bipasha Basu.Alas ,Morea's secret could only afford Ooty. Gaurav Arora, grap-pling bravely with a complex role of a man who must deal with amultiplicity of problems in a strange land, including a wife whodecides to do a Linda Blair on the screen 43 years after "TheExorcist" hit us with a throbbing fear and palpable terror. "RaazReboot" is not quite that scary. No way! We are way too cynicaland habituated to the conventions of the horror to be shaken to ourcore. But yes, "Raaz Reboot" does have genuine moments of chills tooffer, specially mid-way when the film's 'Big Secret' is revealed.Without spoiling the suspense, suffice it to say Emraan Hashmi playsthe most unusual par t of his career. Not that we can tell the difference.Even when playing something otherworldly he still manages to slip inthe smooches, like largesse from Santa for the stockinged brigade.Beyond the erotic excursions, his par t exudes a kind of untried free-dom where he can do anything on screen, and get away with it.

Unfor tunately Emraan doesn't allow himself to be as freed of inhibi-tions as the character affords. His role and per formance have onefoot caught in the door even as soul pines to soar. Gaurav Arora andKriti Kharbanda grappling with a marriage that seems to be goingwrong even as a ghost makes an unwanted entry in their lines, put upa brave show. Both are made to perform scenes that make them looksordid and messed up on screen.Gaurav and Kriti are game. They have the backing of a solidly scarycreepily clever script suffused with moments of eerie imaging andhair-raising hocus-pocus. Some of it like a visit to an overweightRomanian tarot reader are ham-fisted. In fact all the Romanian actorsin bit roles are saddled with indeterminate accents.But by and large director Vikram Bhatt manages to keep a tight holdover the proceedings. The blood-curdling screams and the freaked-out banshee calls are employed sparingly but tellingly. There is akind of restrained spookiness pervading the air here.As his his wont, Bhatt blends Puranic mythology from the Hinduscriptures with biblical exorcism. If you have a blind soothsayerreciting Vishnu chants, we have on the other side the devil-pos-sessed entity ranting "F..k you" so many times you feel he's doingit to tease the censor board. The ghost in this case is an uncannyblend of the wicked and cheesy. When a Romanian priest showsup to teach the devil a lesson, it (the devil) leers at the priest andreminds him of what he did to that choir boy with the pink lips.The priest flees. We remain in our seats til l the rousing finalewhen, in a neat reversal of the Satyavan-Savitri mythology, it isthe husband who must bring the wife back from the dead. Quite likethe horror genre which "Raaz Reboot" awakens from a long slumber.Welcome back.

Halle Berry has no appetitefor 'gorgeous girl' rolesLOS ANGELS, (IANS) ActressHalle Berry didn't want to play"the gorgeous girl" when shefirst star ted out in the film in-dustry. The "Extant" star camefrom a modelling backgroundand was desperate not to becast in movies solely on herlooks, repor tsfemalefirst.co.uk."I didn't want to play the gor-geous girl. I came from theworld of beauty pageants andmodel l ing and r ight awaywhen people heard that I got discounted as an actor," Wmagazine quoted Berry as saying."I took on roles early onthat really didn't rely on my physical self at all and that wasa good way to sor t of get some credibility within my indus-try," added the actress, famous for the "Die Another Day"scene in which she walked out of the sea in a bikini.The 50-year-old said had a hard time convincing film di-rector Spike Lee to cast her as a "crack ho" in his movie"Jungle Fever". "Spike Lee wanted me to read for the par tof his wife and I read that par t fine enough, but then I said toSpike, 'You know I really am eyeing this crack ho role, canyou please let me audition for that?' And he said, 'No, no Idon't see you as the crack ho," she said.

David Beckham stealsVictoria's beauty products

LONDON, ( IANS)Singer-turned-designerVictoria Beckham saysher husband and formerfootbal l star DavidBeckham steals herbeauty products. The42-year-old fashion de-signer, who has chil-dren Brooklyn, 17,Romeo, 14, Cruz, 11,and f ive-year-oldHarper with her hus-

band, shared David's secret to always looking good, re-por ts femalefirst.co.uk. "David does steal my beauty prod-ucts! It doesn't annoy me, he looks so beautiful, that no, itdoesn't annoy me," Victoria said on a TV show. The former Spice Girlhad earlier said that she would not have been able to do her job withoutthe support of her husband. "David is so great. I couldn't do any of thiswithout him. He is very supportive and it means I can come away andwork and know he is being the best dad looking after the kids. Wework very well together, because David travels a lot and when hetravels I am at home. There is always some one there withthe children," she said.

Prince tribute gig: StevieWonder, Christina Aguilerato performLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Astar-studded official trib-ute concer t to Prince, fea-turing the likes of StevieWonder, Christina Aguileraand Chaka Khan, will takeplace next month. Thefamily of the late singer -who died from a fentanyloverdose in April - arestaging a concer t at theXcel Energy Center in St.Paul, Minnesota on Octo-ber 13. Names like JohnMayer, Tori Kelly, Morris Day, the Time and Anita Baker arealso slated to give musical tributes to the pop icon, repor tsfemalefirst.co.uk. Doug E. Fresh, Bilal, Mint Condition,Judith Hill and Liv Warfield are also on the performers list. MorrisHayes, the keyboardist of New Power Generation, along with mem-bers of Prince's girl group 3rdEyeGirl, will lead the ensemble forperformances of all songs. "The family is extremely excited to providean opportunity for the world to participate in the tribute for our brotherPrince," Sharon Nelson, Prince's sister, said in a statement. The 'PurpleRain' star's friend and advisor L. Londell McMillan added: "Many fansand friends all over the world wanted to have the chance tohonour, memorialise and celebrate this incredible man.We're thrilled we were able to make this happen."

Priyanka Chopra, Tom Hiddleston get flir ty at Emmys after-partyLOS ANGELES, (IANS) Hollywood actor Tom Hiddleston and Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra, who presented a trophy together at the68th annual Emmy Primetime Awards ceremony on Sunday night, were repor tedly flir ting with each other at the ceremony's after-par ty.Priyanka and Hiddleston shared the stage to give away the Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Specialaward to "The Night Manager" director Susanne Bier.During the ceremony, they par ticipated in a little twirl as they made their way to the microphone.According to eyewitnesses present at the after-par ty, the two were openly flir ting with each other in between taking selfies and minglingwith guests, reports eonline.com."Tom had his arm around her and held her close. Afterwards, Tom and Priyanka talked closely and were holding hands at one point fora few moments. Priyanka fixed Tom's bow-tie and then the two kissed on both cheeks," a source said.The source also shared that Priyanka was seen giving her phone to Hiddleston who then gave his phone to her. They proceeded to puttheir phone numbers in each other's phones before embracing in a long hug and kissed on the cheek."Priyanka and Tom said goodbye and she told him that she will see him later. They left the event about a minute after each other," thesource added.

PLAYING DHONI SPECIAL FOR ME: SUSHANTMUMBAI, (IANS) Actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who por trays Indian ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in his upcoming biopic "M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story", says playing the cricketer was special for him. Dhoni has joined Sushant for Kingfisher Premium's "OriginalSocial Network" campaign. The two are seen together in a TV commercial for the same."It was great to share screen space with Dhoni in my latest ad for Kingfisher. It's a first for any brand to have us both together in anadvertisement," Sushant said in a statement. "While in the movie I play him, which was really special for me as an actor, we also cametogether to celebrate this very special moment when we were shooting for the commercial," he added. The commercial celebratessuccess, friendship and the real spirit of "good times"."This is my four th TV commercial with Kingfisher, which reinforces the positioning of Kingfisher as the 'Original Social Network'. Icouldn't think of a better way to celebrate our camaraderie than to come together on-screen with the legend," Sushant said. Directed byNeeraj Pandey, "M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story" is slated to release on September 30.

ANGELIQUE KERBER A RARE FEAT

FORMER CRICKETERS KAPIL DEV, V. V. S. LAXMAN, AND BRETT LEE DURING A PANEL DISCUSSION REGARDING UPCOMING INDIA VSNEW ZEALAND TEST SERIES IN NEW DELHI (IANS).

BY DR ADNAN KHANAngelique Kerber defeats Karolina Pliskova for US Open title in women singlefinals while Stan Wawrinka stunned everyone by winning US Open men'sfinal, beats Novak Djokovic. Novak Djokovic reaching US Open SFs fromlast 10 years since 2007. The record is Jimmy Connors with 12 straight SFsappearances from 1974 to 1985. Stan Wawrinka, theonly 5th male in the Open Era to win two or more GrandSlam singles titles after turning age of 30, getting a sumof 3.50 million $ while Djokovic settling with 1.90 mil-lion $. German Angelique Kerber becomes the 22ndwoman to have reached No 1 ranking, ever since WTAbegan rankings in November 1975. Angelique Kerber be-came the first German woman to win the Grand Slam orOpen since Steffi Graf in 1996. Pliskova, The Giant Killer,knocking down both the Williams sisters out of the tourna-ment, remained vulnerable against German opponent.Serena coming to third place with a tally of 309 after 377 -Steffi Graff and 332 - Martina Navratilova. Serena's 186Consecutive Weeks at No. 1 with 209-19 record and win-ning 7 of 15 Slams she played is one of the rare feats onecan dream off. The amazing run of No one finally came to anend with Serena William losing No.1 ranking after thePliskova stunner. She had been No.1 for 186 straight weeks,Tied for longest reign in WTA history. With Angelique Kerberon THE TOP podium as a left-handed women's singlesWorld No.1, rare feat for left hander to strike the top tableafter Martina Navratilova dating back in 1978 and MonicaSeles in 1991. Coming to cricket, first Test between India vs NZ will be India's 500thTest. To celebrate this, Top officials from BCCI expected to be present on first Testoccasion. New Zealand are unlikely to play a day-night Test against India thisseason with the BCCI announcing that all three Tests in September and Octoberwould begin at 9.30 am. Kanpur will host the first Test from September 22, followed

by the second at Eden Gardens fromSeptember 30 and the third in Indore, a brandnew Test venue, from October 8. The five ODIs will be played on October 16 inDharamsala, October 19 in Delhi, October 23 in Mohali, October 26 in Ranchi andOctober 29 in Visakhapatnam. Former Indian captain Anjum Chopra became firstever Indian woman to be honoured with prestigious MCC life membership along

with Zaheer Khan and Virender Sehwag. Jumping to aussies tourof srilanka, Maxi Mania turning out to be a nightmare for SriLankan Tigers. Don't forget since being dropped from Test andODI series, Maxwell scored, T20 Century, T20 Fifty, Won twoMOM, Won Man of the Series and Now World No.1 in T20 Rank-ing. What a dream comeback! On the other side of globe paraolympics games going on and what a historic moment for India'sMariyappan Thangavelu, GOLD MEDAL Winning Highjump atRio 2016. 21-yr-old Mariyappan Thangavelu was just five yearsold when a bus ran over his right leg crushing it. But he wouldhave never imagined of these dream moments wrapped up in anIndian flag. If you look upon GOLD for INDIA in the Paralympics,it dates back to 1972: Murlikant Petkar /swimming, 2004:Devendra Jhajharia / Javelin, 2016: Mariyappan Thangavelu /High jump. Now ap-proaching towards thebiggest glory for India,the story of unbeliev-able success and de-termination by seeingDevendra Jhajhariasmashing his own

World Record and winning his 2ndParalympics Gold after 12 years. Sowith his gold India's total tally of goldtouches two, silver and bronze oneeach with a grand total of four.

MATCH POINT

WITH ANGELIQUE KERBER ON THE TOP OF PODIUM AS A LEFT-HANDED WOMEN'SSINGLES WORLD NO.1, RARE FEAT FOR LEFT HANDER TO STRIKE THE TOP TABLEAFTER MARTINA NAVRATILOVA DATING BACK IN 1978 AND MONICA SELES IN 1991

India pockets six medals on Day2 of Junior Shooting World CupGABALA (AZERBAIJAN), (IANS) India continued its medal win-ning spree at the International Shooting Spor t Federation (ISSF)Junior World Cup, bagging six medals on the second day hereon Monday. After picking up seven medals including three goldsto top the medal table at the end of day one, India picked up sixmore medals on day two, including one gold, two silvers and threebronze medals to lie second behind Russia in the medal tally.India's only gold medal of the day came in the women's 10 metres AirPistol event, when Yashaswini Singh Deswal, Malaika Goel andHarshada Nithave combined for a total score of 1122 to finish wayahead of second placed Turkey's score of 1104. Uzbekistan won theteam bronze shooting a total of 1086 in the event. Day two however,started with a team silver for India, when the trio of Gaurav Rana,Hemendra Kushwah and Saurabh Chaudhary came second in themen's 10m Air Pistol event.Then Anmol, won a silver in the event, when he finished behind goldmedallist Artem Chernousov of Russia in the final. Anmol was amongthree Indians who had qualified for the finals, where after a rela-tively poor star t, he shot a great second and fifth series, whilealso finishing strongly to claim second place with a final roundscore of 197.5 while the Russian shot 199.7.

Defender Sanjeep named captainof U-18 hockey team for Asia CupNEW DELHI, (IANS) Defender Nilam Sanjeep Xess was onMonday named captain of the India team that will compete inthe Boys Under-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament to be held atDhaka, from September 24-30. Sanjeep's defensive par tnerHardik Singh will be the vice-captain. Both players have alsobeen par t of the junior team that won the EurAsia Cup earlierthis year and will form the backbone of the defence for theteam. Sanjeep was part of the Hockey Odisha team that retained theJunior National Championship in May earlier this year. Pankaj KumarRajak and Tanuj Gulia will be the custodians in goal for the squad. Manipurboys M. Rabichandra Singh and K. Ibungo Singh will lead the midfield andattack, respectively. The two were prolific in the Hockey India Sub-JuniorNational Championship held at Imphal in May 2016."Our aim to reach new heights of hockey rankings internationally has tostart from the junior level. We are hosts of the Junior World Cup in Decem-ber 2016 and keeping that in mind we are constantly ensuring our juniorteams across different levels get good exposure to international hockey,"Hockey India (HI) Secretary General Mushtaque Ahmad said."I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of Hockey India to thankSports Authority of India for their initiative in the launch of the NationalHockey Academy in Delhi. "That aside, the Boys U-18 Asia Cup is a gooddeterminant for the Coaches to find the potential future stars and to see howwe are doing in terms of development in our players at thejunior level."The squad:Goalkeepers: Pankaj Kumar Rajak, Tanuj Gulia.Defenders: Nilam Sanjeep Xess (Captain), Hardik Singh (ViceCaptain), Vidhan Patel, Harshdeep Kapoor, Shivam Anand.Midf ie lders: Dharminder Singh, Kunwardi l ra j Singh,Rabichandra Singh Moirangthem, Kishore Arya, Harish Mutagar.Forwards: Dilpreet Singh, Mohammad Umar, Ibungo SinghKonjengbam, Sunny Malik, Shivam Anand, Abhisek.

GYMNAST DIPA KARMAKAR WITH HER COACH BISHESWAR NANDI DURING A FELICITATION PROGRAMME ORGANISED BYBHAWANIPORE CLUB IN KOLKATA (IANS).

India stand good chance of beating NZ,England and Australia: Muralitharan

KOLKATA, (IANS) Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan onThursday wished his one-time rival Anil Kumble good luck forIndia's upcoming New Zealand series, asser ting that under the newcoach the hosts stood a good chance of winning not only againstthe Kiwis, but also against England and Australia. "Anil is veryknowledgeable. He knows what to do. They have good chance ofwinning not only the New Zealand series but England and Australiaas well," Murali said.New Zealand are presently in India to play three Test matches andfive One-Day Internationals (ODIs) till October 29. England areslated to tour India from November, 2016, to the beginning ofFebruary next year for five Tests, and three ODIs and Twenty20Internationals each. Australia are scheduled to visit later next year.Murali, the highest wicket taker in Test history, gave Indianspinners the edge over their New Zealand counterpar ts despite the

visitors coming with three spinners."India have the edge over anyone else. They have far betterspinners," said the Sri Lankan, who snared 800 wickets in Testsand 534 in ODIs. On Virat Kohli's Test captaincy, the happy-go-lucky tweaker said: "Virat is doing well. India are winning matchesunder him." Murali, who arrived in the city on Thursday to fulfil hiscommitment as bowling consultant with regard to the CricketAssociation of Bengal's "Vision 2020" programme, feels the onlydisadvantage in playing the Ranji Trophy at a neutral venue is lackof home suppor t."Only thing is there will be no suppor ters. Otherwise there is noproblem. It is good to play on different wickets." Recently Sri Lankawhitewashed Australia 3-0 in Tests in their own lair. "Sri Lanka didwell in Tests. It is a young team and the wicket was spin friendly,"he said.

Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahanereceive Arjuna awardsNEW DELHI, (IANS) Spor ts Minister Vijay Goel gaveaway Arjuna Awards to cricketers Rohit Sharma andAjinkya Rahane at a function held at Jawaharlal NehruStadium here on Friday. Rohit Sharma was given theArjuna Award for the year 2015 and Ajinkya Rahanefor 2016. Sharma and Rahane could not earlierreceive the Arjuna Awards from the President as theywere par ticipating in international tournaments, aPress Information Bureau release said.Speaking on the occasion Goel said that while there isno doubt that cricket is among the most populargames in India, the current government under theleadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi iscommitted to promote indigenous and other spor ts aswell. He added that the recent successes of athletesat the ongoing Rio Paralympics have made everyIndian proud. The Arjuna Awards, instituted in 1961,are given to spor tspersons for consistently outstand-ing per formance for four years preceding the year ofaward and who have also shown qualities of leader-ship, spor tsmanship and a sense of discipline. Theawardees are given a statuette, a cer tificate, ceremonialdress and award money of Rs.5 lakh.

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RIO - The closing ceremony of Rio Paralympic Games2016 turned into a feast of light, colour and music in theMaracana stadium with the theme "Biodiversity: Our Inspi-ration". The ceremony began here on Sunday with a danceby a group of 16 wheelchair users and an epic guitar duetby Andreas Kisser of Brazilian heavy metal band Sepulturaand an armless guitarist, repor ts Efe. After a speech by thePresident of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC)Philip Craven, singer Saulo Lucas, who suffers from au-tism, sang the Brazilian national anthem. At the gamesChina topped the medal tally and secured 239 medals,Canada achieved 29 while India received 4.

Pakistan won't fear powerfulWest Indies, warns ArthurDUBAI, (IANS) Pakistan head coach Mickey Ar thur haspraised the West Indies' ability in the shortest format but saidwhile they respected the reigning world champions, his sideintended to play fearless cricket during the upcoming Twenty20International series.The two teams meet in the opening game of the three-matchseries here on Saturday and Arthur said on Monday that afterhaving undergone an overhaul, the Pakistani team could pro-vide a stiff challenge for the West Indies, reports CMC. "OurTest side in particular is a very stable side, with a lot of seniorplayers in it, but we need to rebuild our one-day side," Arthursaid. "We were playing a style of cricket that was totally out-dated. The exciting thing is bringing in a new brand of youngplayers." He continued: "The players we have brought in -Imad Wasim, Babar Azam, Sohail Khan, Hasan Ali, MohammedNawaz - they take the game on." "They don't fear failure, whichis fantastic. They are the guys we want to build this one-daycricket brand around. We have to change this brand. Pakistanare coming off a big win over England last month in Manches-ter, when they trounced the hosts by nine wickets in a one-offT20 International. And of the four T20 Internationals they haveplayed against the West Indies, they have won two - whenthey swept the series in the Caribbean three years ago.

GAMBHIR UNVEILS INDIANJUNIOR PLAYERS LEAGUENEW DELHI, (IANS) Star batsman Gautam Gambhir onThursday unveiled the Indian Junior Players League Twenty-20 (IJPL T20), a talent hunt for boys aged 14 to 18 years. Thetournament, which will be played with the pink ball, willwitness budding cricketers in action from 22 cities.The cities where the selection camps will be conductedinclude Delhi, Gurgaon, Greater Noida, Chandigarh,Amritsar. The selection process will be carried out by theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) certified coachesand Ranji trophy players. The winning team will get prizemoney of Rs.21 lakh while the first runner-up will bag Rs.11lakh. Many international cricket stars like Wasim Akram,Shoaib Akhtar, Keiron Pollard and Jonty Rhodes havealready been signed as mentors.Gambhir, who is the brand ambassador of the IJPL, hailedthis grassroots programme saying it is the perfect opportu-nity for budding players to showcase their skills. "Talent isgod-gifted but a platform to showcase this talent is not. Thistournament is a per fect oppor tunity for the youngcricketers to become stars," the southpaw said. "It isthe chance to graduate from 'Gali' cricket to playingwith the capacity crowds,'' he added.

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