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BJP vs AAP in Delhi, Kumar VishwasSlams AAP, Praises Modi

Unemployment rate inCanada remains at 7.0%

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AAM AADMI PARTY (AAP) LEADERS ASHUTOSH, GOPAL RAI, ARVIND KEJRIWAL,AND MANISH SISODIA DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE INNEW DELHI ON SEPT 8, 2014. (PHOTO: IANS)

AUGUST 2014RESALE HOUSINGFIGURES UP BY

2.6% COMPAREDTO AUGUST 2013

Ontario - Employment was little changed in August and the unem-ployment rate remained at 7.0%.Compared with 12 months earlier, employment increased by 81,000(+0.5%), mostly in part-time work. Over the same period, the totalnumber of hours worked was vir tually unchanged. In August, em-ployment fell among youths aged 15 to 24 and women aged 25 to 54. At thesame time, it increased among men aged 25 to 54.Provincially, employment declined in Alberta and in Newfoundland and La-brador, while it increased in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. There werefewer people employed in wholesale and retail trade, as well as transporta-tion and warehousing. There were gains in construction, in professional,scientific and technical services and in public administration.The number of private sector employees decreased in August, whileself-employment rose.Employment losses among youths and women aged 25 to 54In August, employment decreased by 20,000 among youths aged 15to 24, and their unemployment rate was little changed at 13.4%. On ayear-over-year basis, employment for this group was vir tually un-changed.Employment declined by 18,000 among women aged 25 to 54 in August, andtheir unemployment rate was little changed at 5.6%. Compared with 12 monthsearlier, their employment was down 44,000 (-0.8%).In August, employment increased by 36,000 among men aged 25 to54, pushing their unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 6.1%.On a year-over-year basis, employment among this group rose 40,000(+0.6%), with most of the increase occurring in August.Employment was little changed among men and women aged 55 andolder in August and their unemployment rate was 6.0%. Comparedwith 12 months earlier, employment for this group grew by 88,000(+2.6%), all the result of growth in the population of those aged 55and older. I CONTD. ON PAGE 9

Senior Aam Aadmi Par ty leaderKumar Vishwas on Tuesdaypraised Prime Minister NarendraModi while criticizing his own partyover some issues. AAP leaderKumar Vishwas Tuesday said itwas not wrong if he attended PrimeMinister's Narendra Modi birthdayfunction. "The party can expel meif it sees any wrong in attendingthe prime minister's birthday func-tion," Vishwas said in an interviewwith Times Now channel. Modi'sbir thday is on Sep 17.Vishwas, one of the founder mem-bers of the Aam Aadmi Par ty,praised Modi for visiting the flood-

affected areas of Jammu and Kash-mir. He said he will praise Modi ifhe does good and criticise his ownpar ty if it does anything wrong.Talking about his par ty leaderArvind Kejriwal, he said, "Not manydiscussions were held. We shouldhave spoken to people about thedecision."AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal Tuesdaysaid his party was in touch withCongress and other legislators toprevent the BJP from forming a gov-ernment in Delhi. Kejriwal, whoruled Delhi for 49 days with Con-gress backing, insisted that theAAP would not form a government

Congress may want BJP to rule Delhi as it doesnot want to fight fresh Elections in Delhi and moreimportantly Congress would want to push AAPout of the political space it has occupied in Delhi- Yudhvir Jaswal on Southasian PULSE RADIO

“in Delhi. "We don't want to form thegovernment... We want to make itclear that we want fresh elections."The Supreme Court Tuesday gavethe central government a month toend the deadlock over governmentformation in Delhi, even as AAPleader Arvind Kejriwal vowed notto let the BJP take power using "un-

fair means". The constitution benchof Chief Justice-designate JusticeH.L. Dattu and Justices J.Chelameswar, A.K. Sikri, A .K.Agrawal and Arun Mishra gave thegovernment till Oct 10 - the nextdate of hearing -- to resolve a rag-ing political deadlock.

TORONTO - Toronto Rea l Es ta te Board Pres ident Pau lEtherington repor ted 7,600 sales through the TorontoMLSsystem in August 2014. This result was up by 2.8 per centcompared to 7,391 transactions repor ted in August 2013.Year-to-date sales through the end of August amounted to65,454, which represented an increase of 6.5 per centcompared to the same period in 2013."The last full month of summer ended on a high note. As welook toward the fa l l marke t , I expect tha t demand forownership housing will remain strong. Home buyers willcont inue to benef i t f rom a diversi ty of affordable homeownership oppor tunities throughout the GTA. The fact thatsales were up for all major home types in August suggeststhat first-time buyers and existing home owners remain veryactive in today's marketplace," said Etherington.The average selling price in August 2014 was $546,303 - up8.9 per cent in comparison to the average of $501,677repor ted in August 2013. The year-to-date average pricethrough August was $562,504, which represented an increaseof 8.5 per cent in comparison to the same period in 2013."The number of listings in August was down in comparisonto last year, while the number of sales increased. This meansthat sellers' market conditions remained in place with a lotof competition between buyers. This is why we continued tosee strong price growth last month. Looking forward, if salesgrowth continues to outstrip l istings growth, the averageselling price should continue to increase on a year-over-year basis," said Jason Mercer, TREB's Director of MarketAnalysis.

Minister Kenney issues statement onthe passing of Vasu Chanchlani

OTTAWA- The Honourable JasonKenney, Minister for Multiculturalism,issued the following statement on thepassing of Vasu Chanchlani:"It was with great sadness that I learnedof the passing of my friend VasuChanchlani, a distinguished philan-thropist, a successful entrepreneur,and a great Canadian."Born in India, Vasu came to Canadain 1979. He star ted his first com-pany in Canada, and enjoyed a life-time of successful businessendeavours here as the co-founderof the Sigma Group. However, itwas his transition to large-scale phi-lanthropy near the end of his careerthat made him truly remarkable."Vasu gave generously to manycauses, providing crucial supportto several university research pro-grams and to young leaders in theIndo-Canadian community. As afounding member of the CanadaIndia Foundation, he was a promi-nent advocate for promoting bilat-eral relations between Canada andIndia. Through his support of edu-

cation and leadership in bothCanada and India, he improvedpeoples' lives across the world."On behalf of the Government of

Canada, I would like to extend mysincere condolences to Vasu'swife, Jaya, and his family in thistime of loss. His great generosity

and his contributions to strength-ening the relationship betweenCanada and India will not be for-gotten."

MINISTER KENNEY WITH VASU CHANCHLANI.

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PAGE 3NO TRUTH INPREITY'S FIVECONDITIONS STORY:WADIA'SSPOKESPERSON

BOLLYWOOD ACTRESS SHILPA SHETTY WITH HUSBAND RAJ KUNDRADURING THE LAUNCH OF SATYUG GOLD OUTLET IN JAIPUR. (IANS)

Mumbai (IANS): A spokesperson from the Wadia group Friday denieda repor t claiming that actress Preity Zinta has laid down five condi-tions for her ex-boyfriend and business partner Ness Wadia to with-draw the complaint against him that she filed in June.The actress, in a written complaint to Marine Drive Police Station,accused the Wadia scion and co-owner of the King XI Punjab IPL teamof molesting and abusing her May 30 during a cricket match at theWankhede Stadium, here."It's all speculative repor ts. There is no truth behind this," the spokes-person from Wadia group told IANS. He added no such conversationtook place between the two par ties.Meanwhile, four new witnesses called by Ness Wadia in connectionwith allegations levelled against him by Preity Zinta informed theMumbai police that everything was "normal" between the two celeb-rities on that particular day.

No truth in Preity's fiveconditions story:

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SC declines to stay Salman Khan'sconviction in blackbuck case

New Delhi (IANS): The SupremeCour t Fr iday br ushed asideBollywood star Salman Khan'splea seeking suspension of hisconviction in the blackbuck hunt-ing case in Rajasthan so that hecould get a visa for travelling toLondon - a condition set by theBritish authorities.Wondering if a conviction wasever suspended, a bench of Jus-t ice Sudhansu Jyot iMukhopadhaya and Just icePrafulla Chandra Pant asked inhow many cases the convictionwas stayed in appeal against thetrial cour t order.Salman's counsel told the cour t

that the apex court had stayed theconviction of former cricketer andBJP leader Navjot Singh Sidhu butthe cour t did not accept the argu-ment.As counsel for Salman Khan toldthe cour t that Bollywood starmoved the application for sus-pension of his conviction by theapex cour t as it was requirementfor getting a British visa, the cour tobserved they "don't want to knowwhat" Britain wanted and the "pa-rameters of law are same for ev-erybody". "You get acquitted andthen go abroad," the cour t told theactor. Making it clear that it couldnot adopt two yardsticks in deal-

ing with the pleas of the convicts,the cour t reiterated that "param-eters are same for all" and therecould be "no discrimination"."Tomorrow every accused willcome and say that I have to goabroad... please stay my convic-tion," the cour t observed.As Salman's counsel sought timeto file more details in suppor t oftheir plea seeking suspension ofthe convict ion, the cour t ad-journed the hearing and fixed thenext hearing for Oct 28.Salman moved the application forstaying his convict ion in theblackbuck hunting case by theapex cour t as required by British

authorities. The Rajasthan gov-ernment earlier challenged theRajasthan High Cour t's Nov 12,2013, order tghat put his convic-tion on the hold. The high court sus-pended his conviction Aug 31, 2007.The Rajasthan government proceededagainst Salman as well as his fellowactors Saif Ali Khan, Neelam, Tabu andSonali Bendre on charges of being in-volved in hunting of protectedblackbucks while they were in the statefor a film shoot.But it was Salman who was con-victed under the Wild Life (Pro-tection) Act, 1972.

Charity rejects donations by people who saw nude photosSydney (IANS): Prostate CancerFoundation of Australia has rejecteddonations by Reddit users who tried toabsolve themselves of the "sin" afterhaving looked at hacked nude photos ofHollywood celebrities."A Reddit user directed other Redditusers to make a donation to the Pros-tate Cancer Foundation without theFoundation's knowledge. We wouldnever condone raising funds for cancerresearch in this manner," the founda-tion said in a press release.

"Out of respect for everyone involvedand in keeping with our own standards,we are returning all donations that re-sulted from this post," the statementadded. Over $6,000 were donated bythe Reddit users to ease their guilt be-fore the Prostate Cancer Foundation shutdown the charity page.Nude photos of actors JenniferLawrence, Kate Upton, Ariana Grandeand Kirsten Dunst, among others,leaked online Aug 31 in one of the big-gest celebrity hacking scandals in re-

cent memory. The images, which firstappeared on image-sharing site 4chan,saw most of the celebrities nude or inprovocative poses. A spokesperson forLawrence blasted the hackers for their"flagrant violation of privacy."The Federal Bureau of Investiga-tion is now investigating repor tsthat the online theft of private nudephotographs of celebrities suchas Jennifer Lawrence and KateUpton was the work of an under-ground hacking ring.

PRIYANKA IN TORONTO

PRIYANKA CHOPRA AND UMANG KUMAR IN TORONTO TO PROMOTE THEIR MOVIE “MARY KOM”. (IANS)

OSCAR-WINNING DANIS TANOVIC'S NEW FILM TIGERS, WHICH FEATURES BOLLYWOOD STAR EMRAANHASHMI IN HIS FIRST INTERNATIONAL PROJECT, HAD A GLORIOUS WORLD PREMIERE AT THEPRESTIGIOUS TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. (IANS)


TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2014 election special

October 27 Elections -Myths and Realities

BY SHAZIA MALIK

Toronto - Just a few weeks away, elections in Toronto are keep-ing the 'big four' - the incumbent mayor of Toronto Rob Ford, JohnTory, Olivia Chow and David Soknacki - vying for the covetedpost on their toes. However, according to exper ts what they needto do is dust the shelves and seek guidance from some of thegilded volumes of economic professionals to take the problem-atic bull of Toronto by the horn.Meanwhile, challenges faced by the residents on daily basis stillremain the same as none of the candidates have clarified howjobs and a better lifestyle would be ensured? Just this June theOntario government announced $11 per hour to the respite of few,not all businesses are following this minimum wage policy. Whatis more and to add insult to injury, the government has not taken anysteps to either ensure it is followed in latter and spirit, announce acompensation package for the low income group or tried to controlprice hike.With over 40% of residents associated with the low grade factory posi-tions, the city has little to boast about as people are living on meagersalaries thinking every single hour how to cope with life's challengesand make their two ends meet. Yes gridlock is a big issue but for thosefortunate few who have cars and jobs in Toronto Downtown offices. Fora large number of residents who commute on buses this is not such abig concern.Those living within the $30,000 bracket sweat it out every single dayhow to pay bills, meet kids' basic requirements and maintain a reason-ably decent lifestyle. New immigrants especially find going harsh in theabsence of jobs but kudos to them as they are keeping their spirits andheads high though looking for light at the end of the tunnel. With mountinggrocery and hydro bills for new comers no political jargon, gimmick orrant makes any sense.The 'big four' are touching upon improving infrastructure in the city but noone is talking emphatically about creating 'better jobs and salary struc-tures'. Not only those who are at helm in Toronto but at the state levelalso politicians are living in complete oblivion about the standard ofliving people are forced to embrace. Pledging millions of dollars in aid toNato or countries in dire straits can little help those at home. In the pastfew months several social experts have pressed the need for enhancingthe living standard of Canadians as a large number is only living on handto mouth basis and are unable to save anything even for the rainy day.The state of health facilities and proper welfare scheme for underpaid isin a shambles and people are reeling under heavy tax structure of onesort or the other. Toronto has also failed to attract any direct foreigninvestment and in fact flight of assets in the absence of incentives isslated to hurt the city's economy even more as it will amplify unemploy-ment rate. The state is already becoming lackluster for some of thehighly educated global students who prefer Berlin or other Europeandestinations for better options.Therefore, the 'big four' not only have to discuss threadbare with thewinner later implementing the infrastructural developments but improvebattered lifestyle and enhance economic parameters in the days thatfollow after October 27 elections. One thing is very clear: Hypingthe 'infrastructure' slogan and a sequence of promises alone togarner votes will not help candidates much. The candidate lead-ing from the front with a clear strategy for the city's key woes willemerge victorious. Those retreating in their citadels after thelackluster mayoral internecine attacks on opposition on TV chan-nels require a strategic overhaul, otherwise they will lose moreground than they can even imagine.

BONNIE CROMBIE OFFICIALLY OPENS HERCAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS

MISSISSAUGA, ON - HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS JOINED BONNIE CROMBIESUNDAY EVENING TO OFFICIALLY OPEN HER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS AT 3985 GRAND PARK DRIVE AND KICK-OFF THE FINALSTRETCH OF THE CAMPAIGN. SURROUNDED BY SUPPORTERS FROM ACROSS THE CITY AND ALL POINTS IN BETWEEN, CROMBIEDELIVERED REMARKS THANKING RESIDENTS FOR THEIR SUPPORT, ENERGIZING VOLUNTEERS AND SHARING HER VISION FOR THENEXT CHAPTER IN MISSISSAUGA'S HISTORY.

MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON OCTOBER 27, 2014NEW WARD BOUNDARIES IN BRAMPTON



ICCC NOMINATED TWO NEW DIRECTORSc o m m u n i t y

Mr. Hardesh Marwaha is multidimensional entrepreneur with over 25years of International IT industry experience for enterprise corpora-tions. He is independent technical consultant with in-depth ITexperience in application and infrastructure Architecture. Hardeshworked as several management roles at IBM, Software AG,Accenture and CAPCO before star ting his high-tech and investmententrepreneurial journey that resulted in successful exits frommultiple businesses.Hardesh actively invested in Real Estate, IT service and Business

Dr. Rajesh Tyagi is an assistant professor at HEC Montreal,Depar tment of Logistics and Operations Management. He is theco-author of Six Sigma for Transactions and Service (2005) and AComplete and Balanced Service Scorecard: Creating ValueThrough sustained Per formance Improvement (2008).Before moving to Montreal in 2008, Dr. Tyagi co-founded abiomedical device manufacturing company in Singapore. Dr.Tyagi was Secretary-Treasurer of Shastri Indo-Canada Institute, abi-national organization, a flagship of 91 universities and institu-tions of higher learning and research. As Chair of Indo-CanadaChamber of Commerce (Quebec), he organized numerous roundtable discussions on the topic of India-Canada relations.

Service provider companies in GTA area. He is socially activate and engaged in Indian andCanadian non profitable charitable organizations. He is director of a Canadian charity in GTA areaand has raised funds for Toronto based hospitals.

Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce is delighted to inform you that theboard of directors has decided to appoint Mr. Hardesh Marwaha, Director-Information Technology and Dr. Rajesh Kumar Tyagi, Director- CouncilAffairs as nominee director of the Chamber for 2014-15.

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Peel Police - Back toSchool - Road SafetyPeel - As students and their families settle into new school-yearroutines following the summer break, Peel Regional Policewishes to reinforce with motorists and pedestrians that roadsafety is a shared responsibility.Motorists are reminded that children will be in bus stop areas inthe early morning hours and, in some cases, before daylight.When a school bus has stopped and activated its flashing redlights, all vehicles travelling behind or approaching the bus mustcome to a complete stop before reaching the bus. Drivers whofail to stop in these conditions face a minimum $400.00 fine andsix demerit points for a first offence.Parents are encouraged to review and practice safety rules withtheir children, and to ensure the child is familiar with their routeto the bus or school.Along with students, members of the Neighbourhood PolicingUnit (NPU) have returned to Peel schools. In excess of 30 NPUofficers will be visiting the schools to which they are assigned.These officers, in addition to Divisional Patrol officers and RoadSafety Services officers, will be out in full force in school zonesand on school bus routes, in search of traffic violators. Viola-tors can expect a zero tolerance approach to traffic law enforce-ment.Peel Regional Police urges motorists to drive safely and re-sponsibly, par ticularly when travelling through residential ar-eas, in school zones and along bus routes.For additional safety tips, visit our website at Back To SchoolSafety TipsSource - Peelpolice.ca

Samsung Introduces IconicNote Series - The GalaxyNote 4 and Galaxy Note Edgewith Next Generation DisplayGermany - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Recently announcedthe expansion of its flagship Galaxy Note series with the newGalaxy Note 4 and Galaxy Note Edge. Blending an evolved S Penwith a superior viewing experience, the Galaxy Note 4 providesusers with the most unique and powerful mobile experience onthe market. "The Galaxy Note series signaled extraordinary in-novation within the technology industry. Its larger screen sizeand iconic S Pen technology launched a new standard insmar tphone culture," said JK Shin, CEO and Head of IT & MobileCommunication at Samsung Electronics. "With the introductionof the Galaxy Note series, we brought the age-old culture of thepen and notepad into the digital world.The new Galaxy Note 4introduces the most refined Note experience to-date by combin-ing all the latest technology that users expect from the Galaxy se-ries." The Galaxy Note 4 embraces Samsung's heritage of an unrivaledGalaxy mobile experience. Its extraordinary 5.7-inch Quad HD(2560x1440) Super AMOLED display reproduces clearer and morevivid images with deep contrast, better viewing angles, and responsetimes as fast as a millionth of asecond, providing a tremen-dous viewing experience. TheGalaxy Note 4 also offers animproved Fingerprint Scan-ner, to secure personal dataand the world's first UVsensor in a mobile de-vice. Taking the GalaxyNote experience to thenext level, the Note Edgeprovides users with anew way to access in-formation, engage withtheir mobile device,and express their per-sonality and tastes. The Galaxy Note Edge's unique curved Edge screenprovides quick access to frequently used apps, alerts and devicefunctionality - even when the cover is closed - all with the swipe of athumb. Users can also receive notifications directly on the EdgeScreen while watching videos without disturbing their viewing.

New BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir Inaugurated forthe Community in Scarborough, Ontario

DESK REPORT

Scarborough - The new BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, located at1840 Birchmount Road in Scarborough, was inaugurated recently.The celebrations included a three-day festival which started with a grandVishwa Shanti Mahayagna, where more than a thousand families prayed forpeace in the world and for the good of the community. Learned Pundits hadcome from India specially to conduct this auspicious Yagna. On the daybefore the inauguration ceremony, a colourful Nagar Yatra took place inScarborough as the murtis (sacred images) to be installed in the new Mandirwere taken on a procession to bless the city of Scarborough and its residents.The inauguration ceremony itself consisted of a Vedic Mahapoojaduring which the mur tis of Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan, GunatitanandSwami, Guru Parampara, Shri Radha Krishna, Shri Sita Ram, ShriHanuman, Shri Shiv Parvati and Shri Ganeshji were installed in theMandir in the presence of Sadguru Pujya Mahant Swami and Swamisfrom India and Nor th America.

A colourful heritage program followed, which was presented by thechildren and youth of Scarborough. His Holiness Pramukh SwamiMaharaj has inspired such small and large mandirs, including themagnificent stone and marble BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir(www.toronto.baps.org), near Hwy 427 & Finch Ave. W. in Toronto,to cater to the needs of individuals, families and the communityand to inspire all to become noble citizens of the city.On this auspicious occasion, in a spirit of service to the commu-nity, BAPS Charities made a donation of $5,000 to suppor t the life-saving work of the local Scarborough Hospital. The cheque wasaccepted by the President & CEO of the Scarborough Hospital,Rober t Biron, who sincerely appreciated the volunteers of BAPSfor raising the funds during their annual Walkathon.Special Guests over the three day celebration included:" Norm Kelly, Deputy Mayor of Toronto" Councillor Vincent Crisanti, Ward 1, Etobicoke Nor th" Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker, Ward 38, Scarborough Cen-tre" Councillor Paul Ainslie, Ward 43, Scarborough East" Sgt. Lou Gibb, Toronto Police Service, 41 Division" Rober t Biron, President & CEO, The Scarborough HospitalNorm Kelly, Deputy Mayor of Toronto stated how impressed he waswith the unity, persistence and the spirit of service of the BAPS volun-teers in the creation of the Mandir.

INDIAN-AMERICANS FARED BETTER THANOTHERS DURING RECESSION: US REPORTWashington, (IANS) Like otherAmericans, Asian Americans andPacific Islanders (AAPI) includingIndian-Americans were hit hardby the Great Recession, but theyfared better than any other racialgroup, according to a new repor t.During the economic downturn,the unemployment rate more thandoubled for Asian American work-ers from 3.2 percent in 2007 to7.5 percent in 2010, a study re-leased by the US Depar tment ofLabour.But "For the most par t, as a group,AAPI workers have had more

favourable economic outcomesthan workers in any other racialgroup," noted the study titled "TheEconomic Status of Asian Ameri-cans and Pacific Islanders in theWake of the Great Recession."In 2013, the AAPI community hadnearly the highest labour forcepar ticipation rate at 64.9 percentand the lowest unemploymentrate at 5.6 percent.Within the group, the Japanesehave the lowest unemploymentrate at 3.3 percent followed by In-dian and Chinese at 4.4 percentand Vietnamese at 5 percent.Together, workers in AAPI com-munities also have the highestweekly median earnings of all themajor race and ethnic groups($987).Based on raw data, the unem-ployment rate for Indians is lowerthan the unemployment rate ofwhites.


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INDIA WILL BENEFIT FROM 60-MINUTEHOCKEY GAME: ROELANT OLTMANS

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BY SANDIP SIKDAR

New Delhi, (IANS) The Indian hockey team's high performance di-rector Roelant Oltmans feels that the latest changes in the rules willenable his best eleven in play for a longer period than before.The changes came into force Monday and a match will now be of 60minutes duration with four 15-minute quar ters from the hither to 70minutes in two 35-minute halves.Then there are additional time-outs for penalty corners and to cel-ebrate goal-scoring. That means the new 60-minute format is actuallythe playing time, eliminating the dead time associated with penalty-corner preparations, and also allows the teams time to celebrategoals. After the first and third quarters there will be two-minute breakswhile the existing 10-minute half-time will remain unchanged."The new format gives us the oppor tunity to have our best players onthe pitch longer than we normally do. At the same time it will notmake a lot of difference. Most likely every match will take 70 minutesbecause of all the 40-second breaks after goals and penalty corners,"Oltmans told IANS in an interview.The Incheon Asian Games, from Sep 19 to Oct 4, will be the firsttournament where India will experience the new format."Reduction by 10 minutes looks a lot but in the end, it is not much. Ifa team has seven penalty corners and you score four times, it willtake up 70 minutes and the effective playing time will be the same,"said Oltmans.The Hockey India League (HIL) is also played in the same format,with four quar ters; will that help the players?"It can but that is the case for a lot of other teams. I am not sure ofAsian teams, but in the Euro Hockey League the format is in place foryears. The only difference there is that there are no stoppage times,"added the Dutchman.

Oltmans seems quite pleased with India's recent performance at theGlasgow Commonwealth Games where the team returned with a sil-ver after losing to World Champions Australia 0-4 in the final. "If you win silver and only lose against Australia, who even smashedHolland in the World Cup final, it shows that overall it is a very goodperformance. At this moment, Australia are better than any team inthe world," said the 60-year-old."The final game we could have played better, but currently Australiaare a bit too good for us. Hopefully in a couple of years we can matchthem on level terms."Oltmans is optimistic about India's chances at the Incheon AsianGames. The eight-time Olympic champions have a rather disappoint-ing record at the continental Games where they have managed to winonly twice (1966 & 1998) despite reaching the final 11 times."The aim is to win gold, but you cannot say who will win before thetournament star ts. The only thing we can do is prepare a team asgood as possible to make that chance realistic and that is what weare doing. If we are able to perform to the required level then we havea very good chance," said Oltmans, under whose guidance the Neth-

erlands won the 1996 Atlanta Olympics gold."India are one of the top teams. If you see the last Asia Cup or AsianGames, most times it was South Korea, Pakistan, India and Malaysiawho made the semi-finals and most likely it will be the same thistime."India will open their Asian Games campaign against Sri Lanka Sep 21before taking on Oman (Sep 23), Pakistan (Sep 25) and China (Sep27). The top two teams from the group will progress to the semi-finals.The Incheon Games will also provide India the oppor tunity of secur-ing the 2016 Olympic ber th provided they win the gold medal."A win will give us an Olympic berth but there is no pressure regard-ing that. The pressure is only about winning the Asian Games. Indiahave won only twice so it is a good moment to make it a third time,"said Oltmans, who also guided the Dutch team to the 1998 World Cuptitle."You have to see it as a challenge. The good per formance in theCommonwealth Games will give the boys confidence to perform wellin Incheon."

BY ASHOK TANDON

The jury is still out whether Narendra Modi has ushered in "achhe din"(good days) in the first hundred days of his government. But one thing aboutwhich there are hardly two opinions among political analysts of all hues isthat after nearly two decades at least we have a stable regime at the centrewith a decisive mandate to implement its agenda without any compulsionsof coalition politics.This in itself is no mean achievement in contemporary Indian politics, espe-cially when most political pundits had decreed that the coalition era at thecentre has come stay for all times to come in view of the phenomenal rise ofthe regional satraps.Winning an absolute majority on his own, of course, does not give a meritcertificate to the ruling BJP and that the new dispensation in New Delhi has tobe judged on the basis of its performance. But 100 days are hardly anymilestone to pause and look back at Modi government's report card.Narendra Modi has, undoubtedly, given a positive and dynamic push to Indiain the first 100 days of his premiership. But people have far greater expecta-tions from the new government. At the same time there is a realization thatthings can't change overnight.To be fair to the Modi government, probably, it is too early to judge its perfor-mance in policy matters. For that people will have to give them some time forthe results to be visible. Moreover, there is a lot baggage from the previousregime which the NDA has to unload before proceeding ahead to implementtheir own agenda.At the very outset of his first innings in New Delhi, Modi has given sometough but politically correct messages to usher in an era of good governance,accountability and transparency in matters of state.All those aged 75-and-above political heavyweights, howsoever high andmighty they may be, have been denied berths in the cabinet. It requirescourage of conviction to be so ruthless, which Modi has amply demon-strated.In yet another coldblooded but significant message to check growing "sonsand daughters syndrome" in Indian politics, kith and kin of many high-profileBJP leaders have been left out in the cabinet formation. Also, the size of theunion cabinet is much smaller than the reasonable limit of 10 percent of thetotal strength of the two houses of parliament. Apparently, this move too hasdisappointed many hopefuls in the party and alliance partners alike.Nonetheless, adequate representation has been given in the union council ofministers to women, Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, the minoritiesand backward classes from both houses of parliament maintaining regionalbalance. The average of age of the ministers is around 60.Modi has given a roadmap to all his ministers as well as the senior bureau-crats with a timeline for achieving targets keeping in mind three componentsof his mantra of good governance - transparency, accountability, and imple-mentation. He has introduced a new work culture of punctuality and respon-sibility among government employees at all levels.There is no doubt that the Indian economy was in bad shape when Modi took

over as prime minister. Perhaps that is why he has sought 60 months toshow results.The markets, especially the benchmark Sensex (over 25,000) and Nifty (over8,000), have given a roaring welcome to Modi and foreign funds are alsopouring in to help the Indian currency get stronger. But lack of investment ininfrastructure and social sectors is worrying the Indian youth looking foremployment opportunities. Moreover, the results of the measures to checkred tape and corruption are yet to be visible.The current level of inflation and high prices of essential commodities aremaking common people restless. Modi has warned that, if necessary, hemay have to take unpopular measures to revive the stagnant economy.Some other challenges facing the Modi government include law and order,particularly growing crime against women, Dalits and other weaker sec-tions and incidents of communal violence in some parts of the country.People have huge expectations from the BJP government and they can't beblamed for this because they have given a decisive mandate to Modi as asymbol of their hopes and aspirations. The government has initiated someeffective measures to contain inflation when the wholesale price index touched6.01 percent. Exports of essential articles have been restricted to do awaywith supply-side bottlenecks. The government has ordered a crackdown onhoarders to control rising food prices.Some steps have been initiated to reverse the trend of the rupee depreciatingagainst the dollar. Natural gas price rise has been put on hold. Austeritymeasures have been introduced for ministers, including a check on theirforeign travel and a ban on purchase of new cars. For the first time ministershave been asked to get approval of the Prime Minister's Office for any expen-diture above Rs. 1 lakh.Disinvestment has been encouraged in public sector units by allowing 49percent FDI in defence sector from the current 26 per cent, subject to theIndian owners exercising management control. But foreign investors want atleast a 51 percent stake for joint ventures in defence production.Also, foreign direct investment of 100 percent in the railways for the first timeis intended to raise funds for expansion and modernisation of the country'srailway system, the nation's lifeline in many respects. FDI will now be al-lowed in railway infrastructure segments such as electrification, signalling,high-speed and suburban corridors. It will also be allowed through the Spe-cial Purpose Vehicle route to provide last mile connectivity to ports andmines. Further, some railway operations have also been partially opened upto foreign investment.Estimates suggest that the opening of railways to foreign investors will add 1-1.5 percentage points to the overall GDP growth. China and Japan are keen toinvest in the railways sector. As a result of these changes, railways will beremoved from the list of prohibited sectors in the consolidated FDI policy.Modi is also concentrating on social issues like safe drinking water, sanita-tion, primary health and education for all. The government is also keeping aclose watch on the below-average monsoon. The agriculture ministry hasbeen regularly reviewing the monsoon situation as most of Indian agricultureis still dependent on rainfall.



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Canada's merchandise exports increased1.4% in July, while imports edged down 0.3%Ottawa - Canada's merchandise exports increased 1.4% in July, while im-ports edged down 0.3%. As a result, Canada's trade surplus with the worldwidened from $1.8 billion in June to $2.6 billion in July.Exports rose to $45.5 billion, led by motor vehicles and parts. Overall, vol-umes increased 1.1% and prices 0.3%.Imports edged down to $43.0 billion, as prices declined 0.6% while volumesincreased 0.4%. Lower imports of aircraft and other transportation equip-ment and parts, consumer goods as well as metal and non-metallic mineralproducts were partially offset by higher imports of motor vehicles and parts.Exports to the United States increaseExports to the United States rose 1.9% to $34.4 billion in July and importsfrom the United States increased 1.2% to $29.2 billion. Motor vehicles andparts was the main contributor to both gains. Canada's trade surplus with theUnited States widened from $4.9 billion in June to $5.1 billion in July.Exports to countries other than the United States edged up 0.1% to $11.2billion. Imports from countries other than the United States declined 3.2% to$13.7 billion, as imports from the principal trading area "all other countries"

(-4.6%) and the European Union (-3.7%) fell. Canada's trade deficit with coun-tries other than the United States narrowed from $3.0 billion in June to $2.6billion in July.Exports of motor vehicles and parts increaseExports of motor vehicles and parts grew 9.7% to $6.9 billion in July. Motorvehicles and parts increased for the fifth time in seven months, as automo-bile sales in both Canada and the United States have hit record highs through-out the year. In July, exports of passenger cars and light trucks (+10.2%) ledthe overall gain, with an increase also being recorded for motor vehicleengines and motor vehicle parts (+8.9%).Exports of energy products declined 2.1% to $11.3 billion, as prices weredown 1.8% and volumes edged down 0.3%. The main contributor to thedecrease in exports was crude oil and crude bitumen, which fell 1.6% to $8.5billion in July following a record high of $8.6 billion in June. Exports of naturalgas declined for a fifth consecutive month, down 6.3% to $1.1 billion in July asvolumes fell 4.6% and prices 1.8%.Imports edge down

Imports of aircraft and other trans-portation equipment and parts fell11.9% to $1.4 billion in July. The maincontributor to the decline was thecommodity grouping "ships, lo-comotives, railway rolling stock,and rapid transit equipment,"which decreased $92 million to$43 million in July. Aircraf t en-gines and aircraft par ts declined9.2% to $687 million.Impor ts of consumer goods de-clined 1.9% to $8.6 billion, a thirdconsecutive monthly decrease.Volumes decreased 1.0% andprices 0.9%. There were wide-spread decl ines in impor tsthroughout the section, led byclothing, footwear and accesso-ries (-4.4%) and miscellaneousgoods and supplies (-2.6%).Also declining in July were im-por ts of metal and non-metallicmineral products, down 4.4% to$3.5 billion on lower volumes.Lower impor ts were recorded forunwrought precious metals andprecious metal alloys (-15.8%)and unwrought copper and cop-per alloys (-60.0%). Impor ts ofthese two commodities tend tofluctuate on a month-to-month ba-sis.Partially offsetting the declines wereimports of motor vehicles and parts,which rose 2.7% to $7.8 billion. Vol-umes were up 2.2%. Leading thegains were imports of motor vehicleengines and motor vehicle par ts(+7.4%).Source: Statistics Canada

Free open Wi-Fi comesto City facilitiesBRAMPTON, ON: Residents and visitors to Brampton can nowenjoy free open internet access in most City recreation centresand corporate buildings.As part of the City’s ongoing effort to improve existing technology, thisservice allows users to connect the Brampton Public Wireless net-work with their laptop or other mobile device and agree to the termsof use. Until now, users were required to obtain a temporary guestaccount and password to access the internet within City facilities.Access to the internet is filtered to protect the security of the service.There will be no time limits; however, usage may be monitored.The Sheridan College campus network will also be accessible at thesame City facilities, extending the availability of Sheridan resourcesto students and staff. The operation of this service is providedin par tnership with Sheridan College.“Free open Wi-Fi suppor ts our diverse community in Brampton,enabling everyone to enjoy our public spaces,” says MayorSusan Fennell. “It suppor ts our commitment to developingworld-class infrastructure and services.”For more information about connecting to Brampton Public Wire-less, visit www.brampton.ca

Unemployment rate inCanada remains at 7.0%CONTD. FROM PAGE 1Provincial summaryIn Alber ta, employment fell by 13,000 in August and the unemploymentrate was little changed at 4.9%. Despite this decline, employment in Albertarose by 38,000 (+1.7%) compared with 12 months earlier, the fastest growthrate of any province.Employment in Newfoundland and Labrador declined by 2,100 in August, andthe unemployment rate rose by 1.1 percentage points to 13.5%. On a year-over-year basis, employment in the province was down 7,900 (-3.4%), withmost of the losses occurring since January.Employment in Nova Scotia increased by 3,900 in August, and the unemploy-ment rate fell 0.6 percentage points to 8.8%. Despite the increase in August,employment in Nova Scotia was down 9,000 (-2.0%) compared with a yearearlier.In New Brunswick, the number of people working increased by 3,600 and theunemployment rate declined 1.3 percentage points to 8.7%. On a year-over-year basis, employment in the province was virtually unchanged.Industry perspectiveThere were 27,000 fewer people employed in wholesale and retail trade inAugust. Compared with a year earlier, employment in this industry wasvirtually unchanged.In August, employment declined by 15,000 in transportation and warehous-ing. Despite this month's decrease, employment in this industry was up29,000 (+3.4%) on a year-over-year basis.There were 24,000 more people employed in construction in August. Com-pared with 12 months earlier, employment in this industry was little changed.The number of people employed in professional, scientific and technicalservices increased by 21,000 in August. On a year-over-year basis, employ-ment in this industry was up 34,000 (+2.5%).Employment in public administration rose by 21,000 in August,continuing an upward trend that began in February. Comparedwith August 2013, employment in this industry increased by 48,000(+5.1%).Following an increase in July the number of private sector em-ployees declined by 112,000 in August, with notable losses inwholesale and retail trade; professional, scientific and technicalservices; and health care and social assistance. At the sametime, self-employment increased by 87,000, following a declinein July.Self-employment grew in professional, scientific and technicalservices as well as construction.

Highway 410 will get 4 new lanesOntario is widening a 12-kilometre stretch of Highway 410 from southof Highway 401 to Queen Street, to improve traffic flow and safety inthe Greater Toronto Area, while creating or sustaining more than 1,550construction jobs.

The project includes:" Repairing, repaving and expanding the section of Highway 410 fromsix to 10 lanes" Building one general purpose lane and one High Occupancy Vehicle(HOV) lane in each direction" Repairing seven bridges" Constructing two new ramps at the highway 401/403/410 inter-change" Opening two new carpool lots" Installing concrete median barriers and high-mast lighting Construction is targeted for completion by fall 2018. "Our government is committed to improving infrastructure acrossthe province. This project is proof of our government's commitment tomaking the daily commute and quality of life better for Ontario fami-lies."- Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transpor tation"This impor tant investment in highway infrastructure is vital to eco-

nomic growth and prosperity. Widening Highway 410, including newHOV lanes, will help ease congestion and keep traffic moving safelyand efficiently along this busy stretch of highway."- Harinder Malhi, MPP for Brampton-Springdale

"This is good news for the community. This major investment willhelp make travel easier for families and businesses. We look forwardto the work getting star ted as we continue to help build and strengthenthe economy."- Amrit Mangat, MPP for Mississauga-Brampton South

"Investing in transpor tation infrastructure is key to building strongcommunities. This project will create jobs and suppor t economicgrowth."- Vic Dhillon, MPP for Brampton West

QUICK FACTS" The $156.7-million contract was awarded to Aecon Constructionand Materials Limited." Ontario has 16,900 kilometres of highway and 2,800 bridges." Ontario is investing $2.5 billion in road and bridge constructionprojects this year, creating or sustaining approximately 25,000 jobs.


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PRIME MINISTER STEPHEN HARPER MEETS WITH HIS MAJESTY KING ABDULLAH II OF THE HASHEMITE KINGDOM OF JORDAN ONTHE MARGINS OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) SUMMIT.

Ottawa - Prime Minister Stephen Harper met today with King AbdullahII of Jordan on the margins of the Nor th Atlantic Treaty OrganizationSummit in Wales, United Kingdom.During today's meeting, Prime Minister Harper and King Abdullah IIdiscussed at length the crises in Syria and Iraq and the serious threatposed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Prime Min-

ister Harper shared details of the actions Canada is taking in coordi-nation with its allies to protect innocent civilians and to counter ISIL.They also took time to exchange on the evolving situation in the Middle East.The two leaders last met in Jordan in January 2014 during PrimeMinister Harper's visit to the Middle East.Source: pm.gc.ca

CANADA ANDNATO ALLIANCEVITAL AS EVEROntario - The Nor th Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is apolitical and military Alliance whose primary goals are the col-lective defence of its members and the maintenance of peaceand security in the North Atlantic area. This fundamental and endur-ing purpose is effectively achieved through the Alliance's three coretasks of collective defence, global crisis management and coopera-tive security through partnerships.Since its inception in 1949, NATO has been a central pillar of Euro-Atlantic defence and a cornerstone of Canadian defence and securitypolicy, underpinning Canada's prosperity. While the nature and thescope of threats faced by Canada and its Allies have changed overtime, NATO's basic tenets of solidarity, dialogue and cooperation con-tinue to define the Alliance's approach to collective security. NATOmembers are more secure because security concerns are discussedin a shared forum and addressed collectively, based on a set of com-mon principles and shared values.Canada is at the forefront of efforts to reform and transform NATO toensure that it is better able to act as a fit-for-purpose, political andmilitary hub that enables Allies and non-NATO par tners tocollaboratively address current and emerging security challenges.NATO is of great importance to Canada as a mechanism for takingaction in crisis situations, as seen in Afghanistan and Libya, and ameans of continuous engagement on international security issues atsenior levels with the United States and European Allies. In responseto the current crisis in Ukraine, the Alliance is undertaking a number ofmeasures to promote stability in the region. Currently, a Canadianfrigate, CF-18 fighter aircrafts, and personnel are deployed as part ofNATO's reassurance measures in Central and Eastern Europe.NATO is also an important driver for Canada's military cooperationwith Allies and partners. Membership in the Alliance supports Canada'sthree strategic defence and security objectives: to defend Canada,to defend Nor th America, and to project leadership abroad. Alongwith Allies and par tners, the Canadian Armed Forces par tici-pate in NATO training and exercises and support NATO's highreadiness forces.In recent years, Canada has been recognized for the serviceand sacrifices of the Canadian Armed Forces in NATO opera-tions in Afghanistan, the Balkans and Libya.Currently, Canada contributes approximately 232 personnel toNATO structures and to our Joint Delegation at NATO headquar-ters in Brussels, Belgium. As of 2014, Canada provides ap-proximately 6 per cent of NATO's budgets for investment andoperations, making it the sixth-largest financial contributoramong all Allies.The North Atlantic Council is the principal political decision-makingbody within NATO. The Military Committee is NATO's senior militaryauthority. It meets frequently in Brussels, where the MilitaryRepresentative represents the Chief of the Defence Staff.The 2014 NATO Summit in Wales comes at a significant mo-ment, as the Alliance completes its longest-ever combat mis-sion in Afghanistan and as Russia's aggression against Ukrainehas fundamentally challenged the world's vision of a free andpeaceful Europe. The Summit is an oppor tunity to demonstratethat the trans-Atlantic bond, upon which the Alliance is built, isas vital and as strong today as it was when the Alliance wascreated.Source: pm.gc.ca

Toronto (IANS): Canada recently announced deployment of several dozen members of the Canadian Armed Forces to Iraq to protect Iraqicitizens against Islamic State (IS) and help prevent any further escalation of the humanitarian crisis being caused by those fleeing the group. Thedetail about the deployment was announced by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper while attending the NATO Summit held in Wales, Britain,Friday, Xinhua quoted a statement available from his office said."The fanaticism of the ISIL terrorist group is a real threat to regional security and millions of innocent people in Iraq, Syria and beyond. Left unchecked,ISIL is also a direct threat to Canada and its Allies. The deployment of members of the Canadian Armed Forces is a concrete measure to deter themurderous rampage of ISIL and respond to the humanitarian crisis it has caused," the office quoted Prime Minister Harper as saying in the statement.Upon final consent from Iraq, the Canadian troops will join the US in advising the Government of Iraq on how to enable security forces in the northernpart of the country to be more effective against the threat posed by the Islamic state (previously called the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),said the statement. The statement stressed that the members of Canadian Armed Forces will provide strategic and tactical advice to Iraqi forces beforethey commence tactical operations against ISIL and Canada will be present in an advisory and assistance role.The initial deployment of the troops will be for a period of up to 30 days. It will be reassessed after that time. Meanwhile, the US President Barack ObamaFriday said NATO will defend every ally, while reaffirming that the door to NATO membership remains open to nations that can meet its "high standards".He made the remarks here at a press conference following his formal discussions on security issues with leaders of NATO member states on the finalday of the bloc's summit in Newport, Wales of Britain, Xinhua reported. "Here in Wales, we also sent a strong message to Russia that actions haveconsequences," he said, adding that NATO's alliance "is fully united in support of Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity".On the rise of the Sunni militant organisation Islamic State (IS) (formerly called ISIL), he said: "NATO allies and partners are prepared to join in a broad,international effort to combat the threat posed by ISIL."

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Hyderabad, (IANS) She did not likethe idea of an individual pouringice-cold water on the head and chal-lenging others to do so; or donateto a charity; and hence came outwith a simple idea of donating riceto help the poor and needy.When Manju Latha Kalanidhi, 38,donated a bucket of rice, took a pic-ture and posted it on her Facebookpage on Aug 21, she did not imag-ine that it would soon go viral onsocial media. The 'rice bucket chal-lenge' Facebook page has beenviewed by over 280,000 people. It

has over 70,000 likes.The initiative caught the imagina-tion of everyone with more andmore individuals, including celeb-rities and groups, coming forwardto participate in the challenge tocherish the joy of sharing.The challenge involves donatingrice to someone in need and shar-ing it online to inspire others to dothe charity. It is believed that morethan 10,000 kg of rice has been dis-tributed in India since the challengetook off."The latest is that people in Cam-bodia have joined it. Several orga-nizations have come forward to

donate rice to the poor," ManjuLatha told IANS.People in countries like Turkey, theUnited Arab Emirates, the Philip-pines, Singapore and Indonesia arealso participating in the programmeto feed their poor, she said.Manju Latha, a journalist based inHyderabad, replaced ice with riceto make it suitable for Indians.The 'ice bucket challenge' is meantto encourage donations for re-search into Amyotrophic LateralSclerosis (ASL), aneurodegenerative disease. Theparticipants pour a bucket of ice-cold water over their heads and

challenge someone to do the same.If they can't, they have to donate$100 to the ALS Association.Celebrities such as Bill Gates andRoger Federer have participated inthe ice bucket challenge, the ideaof which was floated by US base-ball player and ALS patient PeteFrates."I did not like wasting water andgoing through that torture to escapecharity. I wanted something verylocal, which is desi," Manju Lathasaid."The participants in the rice bucketchallenge in fact escape the causeas they don't end up paying. Here

the participants are inspired to do-nate," she said.iCONGO, an international confed-eration of NGOs, and the UnitedNations early this week announcedthe Karmaveer Chakra Award forManju Latha. The award is givenfor doing something small, yet sig-nificant, to make a difference in theworld."The concept of charity was alwaysthere in Indian society. We justwanted to give it a boost. We areasking people to donate to anybodyaround him who is in need," addedher husband Devuni Vijeye. They,however, feel that everybodyshould participate in it as just vis-iting the website, clicking like ormaking comments will not help.But why rice? Manju Latha pointedout that rice is staple food in India,which is a rice-growing country."Rice donation is part of Indian tra-dition. I think feeding a hungrystomach is the best charity one cando," said.Rice also has a long shelf-life andit makes donation easy, anywhereand anytime.The journalist is elated over the

massive response her initiativehas evoked."It was not expected at all. I amhappy that the entire nation is ableto connect with this," said ManjuLatha, who is planning to rope inNGOs and ensure that it does notbecome a one-time affair like theice bucket challenge.After southern actress Sandhya,well-known Bollywood filmmakerMahesh Bhatt also backed the ini-tiative."Anything which is good, imagina-tive, which has the humanity's con-cern at its heart will find legs. I thinkwhat star ted in the West alwaysexisted in our country. We have for-gotten this," Bhatt told IANS."The rice bucket challenge is just asymbol that what the nation needsto inculcate is empathy towardsweaker and those who are notstrong enough to fend for them-selves. What belongs to the entiremankind has been usurped by ahandful of people; so it is bindingon those who have it to share it withhave-nots. Perhaps then only wewill have a safer, peaceful and hu-mane world," added Bhatt.

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Assembly elections in 4 states likely in twophases - October and December

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New Delhi, (IANS) The ElectionCommission is set to announcethe schedule for the upcomingassembly elections this week,wi th po l l ing in Haryana andMaharashtra to be clubbed to-gether in October while elec-t ions in Jammu and Kashmirand Jharkhand would be held inDecember, sources in the pollpanel here said.Informed EC sources said theassembly elect ions would beheld in two phases -- the firstphase i n Ha ryana andMaharashtra and the second

phase in Jammu and Kashmirand Jharkhand. "Due to secu-rity reasons, Jammu and Kash-mir and Jharkhand would seepoll ing in December. In thesetwo states, the deployment ofmuch more forces is required,"the sources, not wishing to beidentified, told IANS.The dates for the elections inHaryana and Maharashtra willbe announced this week, whilefor the o ther two s ta tes theschedule will be announced afterthe first phase.Earlier, speculation was that allfour states would have electionstogether.

The elections in these states arekeenly awaited by the BharatiyaJanata Par ty (BJP) which got athumping victory in the April-MayLok Sabha elections.In all four states, the BJP in-t ends to r epea t i t s w inn ingstreak and the par ty 's seniorleaders have star ted campaign-ing in these states.The l eg is l a t i ve assemb ly o fJammu and Kashmir comprises87 members. The last assem-bly elections were held in 2008.Presently, the state is being runby a National Conference-Con-gress alliance.The Jharkhand Mukt i Morcha

(JMM) is ruling Jharkhand withthe Congress. The legislat iveassembly comprises 81 mem-bers. The last assembly elec-t i on was he ld i n December2009.The Haryana assembly com-prises 82 members while theMaharashtra assembly has 288members. Both states are pres-ently ruled by the Congress."If elections are declared in allfour states in the same period, themodel code of conduct will comeinto effect there, which may haltthe development works inJharkhand and Jammu and Kash-mir," another source said.

India to sign free trade pact onservices, investment with ASEANNew Delhi (IANS): Having received the relevant documents, India will soonsign the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in services and invest-ments, Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher said Wednesday. The agreementdocuments could not be signed at the India-ASEAN Economic Ministersmeeting in Myanmar last week as Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharamancould not attend owing to other engagements. "Unfortunately because theminister had compelling engagements here, she could not attend the Minis-terial meeting last week but we now have received the agreements onservices and investments and the minister would shortly sign them," Khersaid at an event here. The agreements have to be signed by the economicministers before they are formally adopted. These are now being signedthrough circulation, by which countries sign the documents one by one. Theformal adoption is likely to be during the next India-ASEAN summit later thisyear. All ASEAN members are expected to get the pacts ratified by theirlegislatures by that time. India and the ASEAN already have a FTA on goodsthat was implemented in 2011. The two sides had finalised the FTA inservices and investments during the ASEAN-India Commemorative Sum-mit in December 2012. The FTA in services and investment when imple-mented is expected to facilitate the temporary movement of business people,including contractual service suppliers and independent professionals inaccounting, architecture, engineering services, medical and dental, nursingand pharmacy, computer services and management consulting.

BJP VS AKALI DAL - FINANCIALPACKAGE FOR PUNJABAmritsar (IANS): With the central government not showing anyinclination to extend financial help to debt-ridden Punjab, state'sDeputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Friday said that itwas the legitimate right of Punjab to seek a financial package."Punjab has sought its legitimate right of financial package fromthe centre as it fought the nation's war against terrorism," Badalasser ted while talking to media here after offering prayers at theGolden Temple. Referring to the central government's reluctanceto give a financial package to the state, Badal said Punjab hasbeen demanding its legitimate right as special economic assis-tance. "This is a reasonable demand of the state and it should beunconditionally fulfilled. Punjab had suffered a lot during themilitancy period and is still suffering the pains of that period.The war against terrorism was a nation's war fought by Punjabfor the security and integrity of the country," he said.The Punjab government, led by Sukhbir's father Parkash SinghBadal, had been critical of the earlier United Progressive Alli-ance central government for not giving a financial package toPunjab and alleged its attitude towards Punjab was "discrimina-tory". Sukhbir Badal said that he and the chief minister wouldmeet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister ArunJaitley to seek a financial package. He said Punjab was alsolagging behind on economic front due to massive tax conces-sions provided to hill states, and demanded Punjab should alsobe included in that category. "Punjab has made the nation self-reliant on food security front though it has suffered a lot due toterrorism and other severe crises.


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KASHMIR FLOODS: MODI OFFERS HELP TOPAKISTAN, ISLAMABAD SAYS RELIEF ONNew Delhi/Islamabad, (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sundayoffered Indian assistance to Pakistan for flood relief operations in Paki-stan-administered Kashmir, but Islamabad said its relief and rescue op-erations were proceeding effectively."It is a matter of great distress that the retreating monsoon rains haveplayed havoc in many parts of our two countries," Modi said in a letter tohis Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif.Noting "the devastation caused by the record rains and the consequentflooding is unprecedented", he said that "while reviewing the situation inJammu and Kashmir, I was informed that the damage to life and property

is equally, if not more, severe in areas across the Line of Control as well"."My heart goes out to the affected people and my deepest sympathies arewith them and their families. In this hour of need, I offer any assistancethat you may need in the relief effor ts that will be undertaken by thegovernment of Pakistan. Our resources are at your disposal whereveryou need them," he said. Earlier, Modi, who had visited the state andmade an aerial survey of affected areas, announced a special assistanceof Rs. 1,000 crore.Expressing anguish at the flood damage and loss of lives in neighbouringareas in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, he said India was ready to

provide humanitarian assistance to the flood-affected areas if Pakistanrequires it."In this hour of distress, the government of India is ready to providehumanitarian assistance to those areas if the Pakistan government needsit," he said. Official sources in Islamabad said that Nawaz Sharif Sundayundertook an aerial survey of flood-hit areas in Pakistan-administeredKashmir and appreciated the rescue and relief operations underway."Our Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had aerial survey of Azad Kashmir(Pakistan-administered Kashmir) and other flood-hit areas today (Sun-day). Our rescue and relief operations are proceeding effectively," aPakistan government source said."The people of Pakistan are also feeling pain and saddened over theloss of lives and proper ties of the people in IoK (Indian Jammu andKashmir) and are with them and ready to help in whatever way pos-sible to mitigate their sufferings caused by the heavy floods," thesource said.Heavy monsoon rains and flash floods have killed scores of people inPakistan, as well as the par t of Kashmir that is under Pakistan con-trol. More than 100 people have died in floods and related incidents inIndian Jammu and Kashmir. Relations between the two neighbourshad soured of late after India called off the foreign secretary-leveltalks scheduled for Aug 25 over Pakistan envoy in India Abdul Basitholding talks with separatist Kashmiri leaders ahead of the officialbilateral talks. The foreign secretary-level talks were scheduled to bethe precursor of the bilateral meeting between Modi and Sharif in NewYork later this month on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meet-ing. The bilateral is now unlikely.


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Cairo, (IANS) Arab foreign ministers agreed Sunday to jointly actagainst extremist groups, par ticularly the Islamic State (IS), but didnot state their possible coordination with the US, a media repor t said.At a meeting in Cairo Sunday, the ministers agreed to cooperate todeny the extremist group any sor t of access to financial suppor t orpolitical concessions, Xinhua repor ted.They also called on Arab states that are not yet members of "The ArabConvention on the Suppression of Terrorism" to join the effor t as quicklyas possible, calling for national and regional strategies against ter-rorism.Repor ts prior to the meeting said that the Arab states would agree tocoordinate with the US in containing the IS, which controls large par ts

of Syria and Iraq. But the meeting fell shor t of clearly adopting anystance in such cooperation.Meanwhile, Jordan Sunday said it's not part of any coalition of bat-tling the IS.Jordan's Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad Momani saidJordan will continue to coordinate with all countries on how to faceterrorism and terrorist organisations.Earlier Saturday, the US said it was building a coalition to battle thethreat from the extremist group Islamic State. Speaking at the NATOsummit in Wales, US President Barack Obama said a "core coalition"is formed to tackle the IS threat, and Washington would destroy thegroup, just as it had gone after Al Qaeda.

Arab governments agree to act against IS

'HOUSE' SIZED ASTEROIDPASSES CLOSE TO EARTHLondon, (IANS) A 60-feet asteroid about the size of a normalhouse flew past Ear th Sunday posing no threat to humans, NASArepor ted.The asteroid 2014 RC passed over New Zealand at a closedistance of 40,000 km from earth.An asteroid of same size left over 1,000 people injured when itexploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013."The asteroid that flew past ear th was first discovered Aug 31and, at its closest approach, was about one-tenth of the dis-tance from the centre of Ear th to the Moon," NASA said in astatement.While this celestial object does not appear to pose any threat toear th or satellites, "its close approach creates a unique oppor-tunity for researchers to observe and learn more about aster-oids", the statement added. However, a meteorite that landednear the Nicaraguan capital Managua Sunday could have comefrom the asteroid, BBC repor ted.

Obama to set out plan to go on offensive against Islamic StateWashington: President Barack Obama will deliver a speech to Ameri-cans and consult with lawmakers this week to sell his plan to go onthe offensive against Islamic State militants, but is trying to head offpublic concern about another big military escapade.Obama said that in his remarks on Wednesday he would "describewhat our game plan's going to be." He will meet congressional lead-ers on Tuesday to seek their suppor t for his strategy to halt the mili-tant Islamist group.Obama indicated he did not believe he needed additional authoriza-

tion from Congress to carry out the plan, although he intends to con-sult with lawmakers and might seek approval for additional funds."I'm confident that I have the authorization that I need to protect theAmerican people," Obama said. "But I do think it's impor tant for Con-gress to understand what the plan is, to have 'buy in,' to debate it."The president, who campaigned for the White House in 2008 on get-ting U.S. troops out of Iraq, has struggled to ar ticulate how he wants toaddress Islamic State, telling repor ters last month that "we don't havea strategy yet" to tackle the group."I'm preparing the country to make sure that we deal with a threatfrom ISIL," Obama said in an interview aired on Sunday with NBC's"Meet the Press" program, using an acronym for Islamic State. "Thenext phase is now to star t going on some offense," he added, promis-ing to "defeat" the group.Obama's comments also seemed tailored to head off the fears ofsome Americans and anti-war members of his own par ty of anotherfull-scale war. For example, he ruled out sending U.S. ground troopsto fight the militants in Iraq or Syria."This is not the equivalent of the Iraq war," Obama added. "What thisis, is similar to the kinds of counter terrorism campaigns that we'vebeen engaging in consistently over the last five, six, seven years.The speech underscores the degree to which Islamic State has be-come an urgent issue for the United States.The Sunni militants have seized territory in nor thern Iraq and easternSyria, declared a border-blurring Islamic caliphate and released grislyvideos of the beheading of two US journalists it had held hostage.Obama authorized American airstrikes in Iraq against Islamic Statelast month and US warplanes carried out strikes on Islamic Stateinsurgents menacing Iraq's Haditha Dam on Sunday.A video released last week of American freelance journalist StevenSotloff being beheaded by the militants led to fresh calls from law-makers in both par ties for a more aggressive approach.

Facebook's market valuetops $200 bnNew York, (IANS) The market value of the social networkingsite Facebook has crossed the $200 billion mark, making it the22nd largest company in the world.The company's stock closed at $77.6 Monday - a new all-timehigh - giving it a market capitalisation of $200.26 billion, mediarepor ts said. According to repor ts, future prospects for Facebookare bright because the firm is yet to monetise acquisitions likephoto-sharing site Instagram and mobile messaging serviceWhatsApp. It is also some time away from placing a significantnumber of pricey video ads in users' news feeds.Facebook has also purchased vir tual reality headset maker Ocu-lus VR Inc for nearly $2 billion.The company also announced Monday it now has 100 millionusers in Africa.The company now ranks just behind Verizon CommunicationsInc and ahead of Toyota Motor Corp on the list of the world'sbiggest corporations.

Apple installs new security alertafter Hollywood stars scandalWashington (IANS/EFE): Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that anew security aler t will be incorporated in the storage system iniCloud within the next two weeks to prevent leaks such as the onethat occurred last weekend involving intimate photos of Hollywoodstars.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Thursday, hisfirst after the scandal broke, Cook explained that the mechanismwould serve to alert users when there is an attempt to restore iClouddata.The alert will allow the user "to take immediate action" by changingthe password and regain control of the account or aler t Apple'ssecurity team.Until now, the users received email notifications when someonetried to change their password or when a device logged into anaccount for the first time.But there were no notifications on attempts to restore the contentstored in iCloud.

CONTD. FROM PAGE 1The ruling came after Additional Solicitor General P.S.Narsimha told the cour t that Jung had written to the presidentindicating his preference for the BJP, which has 28 seats in theassembly, just one more than AAP. "I shall be grateful if thepresident grants approval to invite the BJP, even today thesingle largest par ty in the legislature, to (explore) theirinterest in forming the government," Jung said in his lettermade public Tuesday. The apex cour t told the centralgovernment to inform it about the president's decision.The Delhi assembly was placed under suspended anima-tion af ter the Aam Aadmi Par ty government resigned inFebruary, ending 49 days of governance by Kejriwal. TheAAP is insisting on fresh elections, underlining that nosingle par ty enjoyed legislative majority in the assemblyto form a government.The impasse in the capital got sullied Monday when theAAP released a cover tly shot video showing a BJP leader -since pulled up by the par ty - offering money to an AAPlegislator to resign from the assembly. Kejriwal threatenedto release more such videos at the "appropriate time".Kejriwal alluded that the BJP feared elections. "Why is the BJPscared of fresh elections if they are so confident of winning? Itis impor tant for us to stop them from indulging in manipulativepolitics." He said the AAP would seek the ElectionCommission's intervention.The BJP defended Jung's letter to the president. "The LG isfollowing the constitutional process by inviting the singlelargest par ty to form the government," said Satish Upadhyay,president of the Delhi BJP. "If and when we get the invite, wewill critically analyse our strength," he said. The BJP now has28 legislators after three got elected to the Lok Sabha. TheAAP has 27 and the Congress eight.

BJP vs AAP inDelhi, KumarVishwas SlamsAAP, Praises Modi



ARJUN KAPOOR AND DEEPIKA PADUKONE DURING FINDING FANNY PROMOTIONAL EVENT.

'Creature 3D' certifiedUA, Bipasha hopes

kids enjoy it

Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu is happy that her film "Creature 3D"has been granted a UA cer tificate so that children can watch theenter tainer under parental guidance."#creature3d UA cer tification! Children can watch it under parentalsupervision! They are going to enjoy this film," Bipasha posted onTwitter Saturday.The movie, slated to release Sep 12, is a creature-based thriller di-rected by Vikram Bhatt.Bipasha has been going all out to promote the film, and she is cur-rently in Dubai to hold a press conference for the movie. She evenshot a special Dubai episode with the cast and crew of hit comedyshow "Comedy Nights With Kapil".

Are makers planning topostpone Haidar?

The two much awaited films of the year 'Bang Bang' and 'Haider'were due for release on the 2nd October, but according to thelatest buzz Haider's release has been postponed.Both the films has been creating a lot of buzz since the time theirteasers were released, where on one Hrithik Roshan's 'BangBang' gave an adrenal rush and his power packed performancekept you longing for more on the other hand, trailer of ShahidKapoor's 'Haider' was called glorious and magnificent.The fact remains both the films had a neck to neck competitionbut the latest grapevine suggest that 'Haider' has been post-poned though the new release date has not been confirmed yet.Apparently the change of the plan was due to 'Bang Bang' sameday release.Haider is said to be an Indian adaptation of Shakespeare's play'Hamlet', it is directed by Vishal Bharadwaj, starring ShahidKapoor, Tabu, Irr fan Khan and Kay Kay Menon and ShraddhaKapoor. Whereas, Bang Bang is allegedly remake of Hollywoodfilm 'Knight and Day' starring hollywood hotties Tom Cruise,Cameron Diaz, Bang Bang is directed by Siddhar th Anand, HrithikRoshan and Katrina Kaif are in the lead role.

PRIYANKA PACKS A PUNCH; 'MARYKOM' COLLECTS OVER RS 17 CR

If Priyanka Chopra's role in "Mary Kom" as the five-time World boxingchampion has changed the definition of "hero", the movie's producerstoo have a reason to smile as it has raked in Rs.17.25 crore in twodays since release.Based on the life of boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom, the unconven-tionally made biopic, which released Friday in 1,800 screens in thecountry, has many high points - Omung Kumar's deft direction, con-vincing adaptation of real life story, and last but not the least -Priyanka's "wow and convincing" per formance.Although biopics too take creative liber ties, Kumar has tried to be asrealistic as possible.All that helped the film earn Rs.17.25 crore in just two days, said asource.An excited Priyanka took to Twitter to thank fans for the "overwhelm-ing" response to the biopic, which has been panned by some critics."Thank you for the incredible response to #MaryKom. I guess thisfilm was such a hear t wrenching experience that the love is justoverwhelming (sic)," she tweeted Saturday.Also starring newcomer Darshan Kumar, it is directed by OmungKumar and co-produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Viacom18Motion Pictures.The release was preceded by a world premiere at the prestigiousToronto International Film Festival.The Hindi film fraternity also lauded the film on social networking

sites. Here's what celebrities have to say:Punit Malhotra: Watched Mary Kom last night (Saturday). Super film.And only one person could do that role. Hats off! @priyankachopra.(sic)Anubhav Sinha: #MaryKom does 8Cr on day one. No Skin. No Music.Hero Definition readjusted. #HUGE #COURAGE #OMUNG #SANJAY#VIACOM @priyankachopraSwara Bhaskar: #MaryKom ! What an inspir ing ta le. . .Thespor tsperson a t rue hero, the role player a t r ue actor!@priyankachopra TREMENDOUS work #respect !!

"Oh my god," exclaimed Sonam Kapoor when she was offered achance to romance Salman Khan in the for thcoming film "PremRatan Dhan Payo".She says it was also a bit weird to work with director SoorajBarjatya and Salman, whose romantic sagas she was hooked on towhile growing up. "Working with Soorajji and Salman is like the weird-est thing because I have grown up watching Prem (Salman's character)and it's like, 'Oh my god! Prem is romancing me.'," Sonam told IANS."I have grown up with his films like 'Hum Aapke Hain Koun...!' and'Maine Pyar Kiya', and it's just like an 'Oh my god moment!'. So I hadto pinch myself at times," she added.However, this is not her first film with the 48-year-old superstar. The29-year-old romanced him in her debut film "Saawariya".Talking about working with Salman yet again, she said: "We havefinished our first schedule. It's been seven years since I worked withhim...I have known him all my life, but he is amazing. He is a profes-sional; he has got the highest amount of IQ.""I have never seen him being nasty to anyone or rude to anybody. Hehas immense respect for women and he is extremely hardworking.He is always on time, always improvising. He is one of the bestactors I have ever worked with. He is always trying to do somethingdifferent."

SONAM'S 'OH MY GOD!'

MOMENT WITH SALMAN


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UpcomingBOLLYWOOD Movies

BANG BANGRELEASE DATE: Oct 02, 2014

STAR CAST: Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Danny

Denzongpa, Javed Jaffrey, Pawan

Malhotra

DIRECTOR(S): Siddharth Anand

PRODUCER(S): Fox Star Studios

DAAWAT-E-ISHQRELEASE DATE: September 19, 2014

STAR CAST: Aditya Roy Kapur, Parineeti Chopra

DIRECTOR(S): Habib Faisal

PRODUCER: Aditya Chopra

HAPPY NEW YEARRELEASE DATE: Oct 23, 2014

STAR CAST: Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Deepika

Padukone, Sonu Sood, Boman Irani, Vivaan Shah, Jackie Shroff,

Kareena Kapoor, Anurag Kashyap, Vishal Dadlani, Dino Morea

DIRECTOR(S): Farah Khan

PRODUCER(S): Gauri Khan, Shahrukh Khan

CREATURERELEASE DATE: Sep 12, 2014

STAR CAST: Bipasha Basu, Imran Abbas

DIRECTOR(S): Vikram Bhatt

PRODUCER(S): Bhushan Kumar Kishan Kumar

WRITER(S): Vikram Bhatt, Sukhmani Sadana

FINDING FANNYRELEASE DATE: Sep 12, 2014

STAR CAST: Deepika Padukone, Arjun Kapoor,

Naseeruddin Shah, Dimple Kapadia,

Pankaj Kapur

DIRECTOR(S): Homi Adajania

PRODUCER(S): Dinesh Vijan, Saif Ali Khan

KHOOBSURATRELEASE DATE: Sep 19, 2014

STAR CAST: Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Khan,

Fawad Khan, Kirron Khe

DIRECTOR(S): Shashanka Ghosh

PRODUCER(S): Anil Kapoor, Rhea KapoorSinger and actor Amrinder Gill and others during a press conference for his upcoming film ̀ Goreyan Nu Dafa Karo` in Amritsar. (IANS)

Akshay raps live at 'Dare 2 Dance' launchNew Delhi (IANS): Bollywood action star Akshay Kumar Wednesdayenlivened the launch event of the for thcoming reality show "Dare 2Dance" by rapping the title song, which he has also penned himself.His rap was catchy, but Akshay thinks otherwise.The actor, looking dapper suited booted, entered the stage and star tedrapping like a professional with the audio of the song playing in thebackground. He did a little jig with two contestants of the show aswell. "I consider myself a bad singer. These guys (the channel offi-cials) wanted someone with a 'besura awaaz' (tuneless voice), so Ihad no choice but to do it," he quipped.Akshay, who is the host and mentor on the show, says he felt a strongconnect with "Dare 2 Dance" as it mixes the two worlds of dance andadventure. That's why he went out of his way to ensure that it had anedge over other reality shows.

Ajit Thakur, executive vice president and general manager of channelLife OK, which will air the show star ting Saturday, said when he tookthe idea of doing a dance-based reality show in a studio to Akshay,the actor gave an innovative suggestion: "Don't have a set!""He took the show to a different level. We star ted with somethingsmall, and he has made it so big," Thakur said.Akshay said: "I didn't want the stage to be on the floor. I wanted it to bein mid-air, underwater, on ice...I wanted to see how to make this showdifferent."The "Dare 2 Dance" team gave a glimpse of what's in store in theshow, which was shot in the picturesque landscapes of Cape Town inSouth Africa.Two of the contestants even displayed their dancing talent live duringthe launch.

BRETT LEE TO STAR IN 'UNINDIAN'WITH TANNISHTHA CHATTERJEEMumbai (IANS): Former Austral ian fastbowler Brett Lee will star in his first lead roleas an actor in "UnIndian", the first feature of arecently established Australia India Film Fund(AIFF). He will share screen space with In-dian actress Tannishtha Chatterjee.The romantic comedy, which will highlightthe complexities of the Indian diaspora, willgo into production in October in Sydney, itwas announced during Australian Prime Min-ister Tony Abbott's visit here Thursday.Written by Thushy Saathi and to be directedby Anupam Sharma, "UnIndian" is being pre-sented by Devendra Gupta and YateenderGupta.The two actors are excited."I'm honoured to have been cast as a lead inthe first AIFF film, privileged to be workingwith Anupam Sharma and humbled to beworking with an actress of the calibre ofTannishtha Chatterjee," Lee, who had earlierfeatured in a cameo in Hindi film "Victory",said in a statement.Tannishtha is equally upbeat.

AUSTRALIAN CRICKETER BRETT LEE WHO IS SET TO ACT IN INDO-AUSTRALIANROMANTIC COMEDY FILM, IN NEW DELHI (IANS)

Actor Akshay Kumar at a press conference to promote an upcoming Dance Reality Show - Dare to Dance in New Delhi (IANS)



Dhoni's poorjudgement cost IndiaT20 against England

Birmingham, (IANS) MahendraSingh Dhoni's poor judgement inrefusing singles in two balls inthe last over saw India goingdown by three runs to England ina thrilling finish in the one-offTwenty20 inter nat ional atEdgbaston here Sunday.A blistering 71 off 31 balls fromcaptain Eoin Morgan helped En-gland post an imposing total of180 for seven. Morgan, who hitseven sixes and three fours, wasalso adjudged Man of the Match.

Chasing a target of 181, Indianeeded 16 runs in the last over.Dhoni, who remained unbeaten on27 from 18 balls, refused to takea single in the second and the fifthball and it left him a tough task ofscoring five from the last ball. Butinstead of hitting a six, Dhonimanaged to swing it towards theleg side for a single as India fin-ished in 177 for five.Dhoni's decision to retain thestrike and not attempting singlesin the last over baffled many as

his par tner Ambati Rayudu (3 notout) is also a clean striker but wasmaking his debut in T20 interna-tional.It was Virat Kohli's 66 that put In-dia on course but Dhoni's poordecision cost India the match.Kohli struck nine fours and a sixin his 41-bal l innings whi leShikhar Dhawan (33) and SureshRaina (25) also came up withvaluable contributions.England pacer Harry Gurney andChris Woakes put on a fine per-formance in the last two overs.India needed 26 runs in the lasttwo overs an with a seasoned fin-isher in Dhoni at the crease thevisitors seemed the favourites. Itwas impossible for the Indianbatsmen to get the big hits. Theymanaged just six sixes in thewhole innings while England had11, seven of them hit by Morgan.Gurney, playing only his secondT20 international, bowled an im-pressive penultimate concedingjust nine runs. Woakes despitebeing hit for a six in the first ballof the last over held his nerve totake England to a win.Earlier in the day, riding on a blis-tering 71 off 31 balls from Mor-gan helped England recover froman unimpressive star t to put a bigscore on board. Alex Hales (40)and Joe Root (26) also made valu-able contributions.The win marked the end of a tourin which England came from 0-1behind to win the Test series 3-1but were beaten heavi ly by asimilar margin in the ODIs.

New Delhi, (IANS) Hockey India (HI) Thursday named an unchanged16-member men's squad to take par t in the Asian Games to be held inthe South Korean city of Incheon from Sep 19 to Oct 4.The same team last month brought home the silver from the 20thCommonwealth Games held in Glasgow.HI selectors B.P. Govinda, Harbinder Singh, R.P. Singh and ArjunHalappa along with director for high per formance Roelant Oltmansand chief coach Terry Walsh chose the team on the basis of theirperformance in the Commonwealth Games, Bangladesh tour and se-lection trials conducted here Aug 11.Midfielder Sardar Singh (191 caps) will once again lead the team withgoalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh (106 caps) as his deputy.In the Asiad, India will play their first match against Sri Lanka Sep 21,followed by Oman Sep 23, Pakistan Sep 25 and China Sep 27. The toptwo teams from the group will proceed to the semi-finals.Two-time winners in 1966 and 1998, India pocketed a bronze fouryears ago in Guangzhou. The team will depar t for South Korea Sep 12.

"The whole team is fit and players are all charged up for the challengeof the Asian Games. The Commonwealth Games outing with a silvermedal finish has really motivated the team and they are ready todeliver even better results at Asiad," said Walsh."There are good teams in our pool along with defending championsPakistan. We will play our first match against Sri Lanka and are look-ing for a positive star t. The focus will be on one match at a time andwill be progressing step-by-step for a cleansweep in pool matches."THE SQUAD:Goalkeepers: P.R. Sreejesh (106 caps) (vice-captain)Defenders: Gurbaj Singh (170), Birendra Lakra (77), Rupinder PalSingh (95), Kothajit Singh (77), V.R. Raghunath (166)Midfielders: Dharamvir Singh (81), Sardar Singh (191) (captain),Danish Mujtaba (117), Chinglensana Singh Kangujam (58), ManpreetSingh (103)Forwards: Ramandeep Singh (17), Akashdeep Singh (47), S.V. Sunil(143), Gurwinder Singh Chandi (103), Nikkin Thimmaiah (17)

HOCKEY INDIA NAMES UNCHANGEDMEN'S SQUAD FOR ASIAD

Spinner Steve O'Keefe could finally be given a chance at Test cricketafter being named in Australia's squad to play Pakistan in the UAE inOctober. O'Keefe was named as part of a 15-man Test squad that alsoincludes allrounder Mitchell Marsh, who is yet to make his Testdebut, while Phillip Hughes was included as the backup batsmanand Glenn Maxwell as a spin-bowling allrounder.However, Australia's major selection issue could be yet to come,with captain Michael Clarke still recovering from the hamstring in-jury that forced him home from the one-day series in Zimbabwe.Clarke has been named in the squad and with six weeks until the firstTest in Dubai, he has time on his side, but the increasing frequency ofhis hamstring injuries makes him far from a certainty.The incumbent No.3 Alex Doolan retained his place in the squaddespite not fully making the position his own during the tour of SouthAfrica earlier this year. His main rival for a place in the side will beHughes, who is in strong form after a winter spent mostly with Aus-tralia A but will travel to the UAE early to work on his batting againstspin with coaching consultant Muttiah Muralitharan.There is also the possibility that Australia could choose Marsh as asecond all-round option alongside Shane Watson, although includingboth in the XI would risk unbalancing the side. Marsh will also departfor the UAE with strong recent form behind him, and not just from theone-day series in Zimbabwe; he and Hughes both made first-classdouble-centuries for Australia A this winter.

O'Keefe named inAustralia's Test squad

MARIN CILIC WINS US OPEN TITLENew York, (IANS) Croatian Marin Cilic won his firstGrand Slam title Monday with a comprehensivestraight-sets win over Japan's Kei Nishikori at theUS Open.The 14th seed Cilic won 6-3 6-3 6-3 to become thefirst Croat to win one of the four tennis majors sincehis coach, Goran Ivanisevic, at Wimbledon in 2001,BBC repor ted.He dominated throughout on a cool, breezy day inNew York, hitting 17 aces and dropping serve justonce in one hour and 54 minutes.Clic's victory completes a Grand Slam year that haswitnessed eight different winners of the singles titlesacross the men's and women's games, for the firsttime since 1998.



SANIA MIRZA WINS 2014 US OPEN MIXEDDOUBLES TITLE WITH BRUNO SOARES

BRUNO SOARES AND SANIA MIRZA LIFT THE 2014 US OPEN MIXED DOUBLES TITLE.

CRICKET SCHEDULE

Mississauga Cricket Festival hopesto give impetus to this sport in the

city and foster healthy lifestyleDesk report/Mississauga - The Ontario Cricket DevelopmentOrganization recently organized the Mississauga Cricket Festi-val at The Mavis Cricket Ground seeking to create Canadiancricketing history. The first ever event of its kind the event fea-tured top level T20 cricket matches on a regulation field, underflood lights.The festival was an initiative aimed at engaging, inspiring andmotivating kids and community members to pursue a healthylifestyle through cricket. The broader objective was to foster thespirit of cricket at the community and grassroots level as anactive and affordable spor t. It was a free-admission event anddrew the attention of a large number of cricket enthusiasts whocame out not only to enjoy but support their favorite spor t.The two-day event, graced by Mayor Hazel McCallion, featuredexhibition matches that included a Peel Regional Police teamagainst the Ontario Cricket Academy and Club U-19 and an U13and Women's cricket demonstration. The two main eventmatches included the Ontario Cricket Academy and Club;Mississauga based Elite team, against two of the top club sidesin Canada -the Toronto Cricket Club and Brampton Masters CricketClub. The matches featured several Canadian national teammembers.Community Partner's William Osler Health Care System - Car-diac Rehabilition Depar tment was also present spreading themessage for Hear t Health. Other special guests included offi-cials from the Cricket Council of Ontario and the Toronto andDistrict Cricket Association. The event served as a memorial forBrandon Paltooram, a young aspiring cricketer, whose life wastaken in a senseless act of violence in 2010. The academythanked the generous suppor t of all the sponsors who enabledthe academy to hold this event to encourage youngsters to enrollin spor ts and steer clear of trouble.

Benn five-for reinforcesWest Indies dominanceBangladesh's middle-order collapse on the third afternoon mighthave been what Mushfiqur Rahim tried to avoid when he choseto field on the first day. His hopes of trying to protect a brittlebatting line-up, a par ticularly twisted logic considering he hadonly three specialist bowlers on what had turned out to be adecent pitch, backfired as a giant first-innings score enabledSulieman Benn to dismiss the visitors for 182 with his fifthfive-wicket haul.After declaring their first innings on 484 for 7, West Indiesclaimed a lead of 302 but their decision regarding the follow-on would be announced on the four th morning.Mominul Haque had been Bangladesh's best hope. But sincehe was judged caught behind down the leg side on the strokeof tea for a gritty 51, the contest was snuffed out. The stumpmic had picked up a noise as the ball passed the bat, butMominul was swift with his decision to review. Inconclusivereplays meant the on-field call was upheld.


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3 Double di Trouble Aisi Mulaqat

4 Kick Jumme Ki Raat

5 Enter tainment Johnny Johnny

6 Kick Hangover

7 Ek Villain Galliyan

8 Enter tainment Veerey Di Wedding

9 Ek Villain Banjaara

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UpcomingHOLLYWOOD Movies

DOLPHIN TALE 2RELEASE DATE: Sep 12, 2014

STAR CAST: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd,

Kris Kristofferson, Harry Connick Jr.,

Nathan Gamble

DIRECTOR(S): Charles Martin Smith

WRITER(S): Noam Dromi, Karen Janszen,

Charles Martin Smith

NO GOOD DEEDRELEASE DATE: Sep 12, 2014

STAR CAST: Idris Elba, Taraji P. Henson,

Kate del Castillo, Henry Simmons,

Wilbur Fitzgerald

DIRECTOR(S): Sam Miller

WRITER(S): Aimee Lagos

THE DROPRELEASE DATE: Sep 12, 2014

STAR CAST: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace,

James Gandolfini, James Frecheville,

Matthias Schoenaer ts

DIRECTOR(S): Michael R. Roskam

WRITER(S): Dennis Lehane

THE MAZE RUNNERRELEASE DATE: Sep 19, 2014

STAR CAST: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario,

Will Poulter, Thomas Brodie-Sangster,

Patricia Clarkson

DIRECTOR(S): Wes Ball

WRITER(S): James Dashner, Grant Pierce Myers,

T.S. Nowlin, Noah Oppenheim

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OFFICE REPORTMARY KOM 8.5 CR

RAJA NATWARLAL 25.88 CR

MARDAANI 31.67 CR

SINGHAM RETURNS 139.64 CR

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Are Salman, Jacqueline more than friends?B-Town is buzzing about the special bonding between Salman Khanand Jacqueline Fernandez. They acted together in Kick, but looks likeeven after the film is behind them, they continue being in each other'slives. Eyebrows were first raised when Jacqueline kissed Salmanat an event for their film. Now there is strong buzz that the two area couple.Says an insider, "Recently Salman called up a friend saying thathe will drop in at his home. It was about 3am and the friend waspleasantly surprised to see Salman arriving with Jacqueline intow."Adds the source, "During the shoot of Kick, Salman and Jacquelinehit it off well. During the film's promotions, the two were prettyopen about their fondeness for each other in public, giving outclear signs that they were more than just co-stars."Sallu compared Jacqueline with yesteryear actress Zeenat Aman.He even went on to say that she was the first actress he would liketo kiss on screen. Not so long ago there were strong rumours thatSalman had gifted nothing less than a luxurious flat in Bandra toJacqueline.

As newspapers and channels label it “the worst flood in six decades”— over 2,300 villages are affected, and nearly 350 are submerged —and with the death toll constantly rising, the country’s prayers go outto those in the state.Cer tain celebrities with ties to the area — Anupam Kher was borninto a Kashmiri pandit family, Kunal Kemmu was born in Srinagar andmusician Rahul Sharma has family in the same city; or those whohave worked there recently — actor Kay Kay Menon and directorImtiaz Ali among them — hope the situation improves soon.On Twitter“Hope and Pray the flood situation in Kashmir gets controlled soonerthan soon.” - Shah Rukh Khan, actor“Praying for abatement of floods in Kashmir. Courage to the rescuersand patience and faith to an anguished people.” - Boman Irani, actor“My Aunt & Cousin are stuck in Raj Bagh Srinagar in Kashmir in thefloods and water had reached the first floor. They are waiting for help.Prayers for one and all stuck in the floods in Kashmir.” - Farah KhanAli, jewellery designer“Cousin’s family on rooftop near green acre resor t Rajbagh. Waterlevel rising #KashmirFloods.” - Aamir Bashir, actorIt is a terrible thing to happen. I am really concerned about the peoplethere. But the army is doing a great job. The crisis management team isworking hard, and the government is doing its best. - Anupam Kher, actorI pray that the situation is brought under control. When a similar inci-dent happened in Uttarakhand, we all know how badly it (the area)was affected. I am concerned about the safety of the people there. -Kunal Kemmu, actorLike all citizens, I, too, am upset. I hope that the people there aretaken care of. We also need to take care of our environment like it’sour home. If our home doesn’t exist, we won’t. I pray that things getbetter. - Kay Kay Menon, actorMy aunt (dad’s sister) lives there (in Srinagar); right now, her son andgrandson are there. Their garden is flooded. Last I spoke to my cousin,he said they were just hoping for the weather to get better. - RahulSharma, musicianI know the people of Kashmir to be very brave. They should be givenall the suppor t by the central government, and they will rise out of thiscalamity. I hope nature shows mercy. - Imtiaz Ali, director.

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